Turbito

[Turbito]

Hello, wife just purchased one of these fun little cars. It's the RS in Cyber Grey. It's 6AT, Sunroof, and extra cargo net.

 

[Eric Smit]

welcome!

 

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InB4GetTheTune!

 

[sx sonic]

Welcome to the family and congrats on the sweet looking ride

InB4GetTheTune!

Get the tune!!!

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Welcome to the family!! :banana:

 

[Turbito]

Thanks, I need to look into this tune everyone's talking about. Will I lose much in mpg?

 

[Insanika]

The only loss in MPG will come from the initial (and probably continuing) inability to keep your foot out of it.

I still average 32-36mpg on my tuned manual RS, and I play a lot lol.

 

[vonmoen]

Welcome to the forum, new RS owner!

 

[wingman]

Welcome!

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

Welcome Turbito and congrats on the new Sonic. Thanks for the picture.

I'm the Chevrolet Customer Care Representative in the forum. Please don't hesitate to send me a private message if you ever have any questions (warranty, dealer locations, updates, features, etc.).

Jackie
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

[sx sonic]

Thanks, I need to look into this tune everyone's talking about. Will I lose much in mpg?

Yes your 1st few fill ups will yield horrible MPG. Once you stop having so much fun with the throttle you will get the same to slightly better gas mileage.

I've gotten a best of 55mpg out of a tank of gas and regularly go mid 40 mpgs with a tune and a fair bit of other mods. Eric Smit has purportedly gone as high as 67 mpg. Albeit there's a few underlying driving techniques that must be used to get this high but it illustrates that the tune won't hurt your gas mileage if you can control the throttle.

Here's a couple links for you to meander thru when convenient.
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/bad-news-racing/1063-official-trifecta-sonic-tune-thread.html
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/general-discussion/8024-sonic-dyno-thread.html
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/for...9-april-mpg-competition-powered-insanika.html

 

[Insanika]

Yes your 1st few fill ups will yield horrible MPG. Once you stop having so much fun with the throttle you will get the same to slightly better gas mileage.

I've gotten a best of 55mpg out of a tank of gas and regularly go mid 40 mpgs with a tune and a fair bit of other mods. Eric Smit has purportedly gone as high as 67 mpg. Albeit there's a few underlying driving techniques that must be used to get this high but it illustrates that the tune won't hurt your gas mileage if you can control the throttle.

Here's a couple links for you to meander thru when convenient.
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/bad-news-racing/1063-official-trifecta-sonic-tune-thread.html
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/general-discussion/8024-sonic-dyno-thread.html
http://www.sonicownersforum.com/for...9-april-mpg-competition-powered-insanika.html

Does that ever happen SX??

Turbito, remember while reading that your RS will most likely not net the same MPGs as the LT or LTZ turbos. I've heard of lower 40s, and my own personal best is 38.4, but you have to try for those. My personal best was an entire tank of 55mph mountain cruising.

 

[sx sonic]

Does that ever happen SX??

Turbito, remember while reading that your RS will most likely not net the same MPGs as the LT or LTZ turbos. I've heard of lower 40s, and my own personal best is 38.4, but you have to try for those. My personal best was an entire tank of 55mph mountain cruising.

Yep, just leave it in ECO mode haha

 

[Insanika]

Yep, just leave it in ECO mode haha

What's ECO MODE?

 

[sx sonic]

What's ECO MODE?

boring. :blankface:

 

[Turbito]

Thanks for all the welcome and advice. The wife has mentioned the gas mileage... but I think it has more to do with the small tank compared to the old Optima. We are averaging about 26mpg in city only driving.

SX Ill have to check out and read those links ,)