Official thread for your real world MPG's on your Chevy Sonic. Post your city, highway and combined MPG numbers. Please state whether they are estimated or calculated.
Official: What are your real world MPG Numbers
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also, it would be helpful to specify which engine and whether it is the automatic or manual. thanks.
SeattleSonic
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1.8 with auto here. Starting about 65mph on the highway, the dash showed like 32mpg average. After some stop/go on city streets, now it's showing about 30.
jlslatton
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1.8L 5SPD Manual Sedan LTZ
1st tank: 305 miles on 10.4 gallons = 29.32 mpg, Mixed driving but new car/first tank, combined, calculated
2nd tank: 320 miles on 9.8 gallons = 32.65 mpg, Mixed driving mostly highway, combined, calculated
2nd tank can be attributed to more highway miles and a better feel for the shifting. Also, I didn't get "on it" as much
I'm pretty confident now that 32-33 mpg will be my average.
As a side note, the real-time MPG indicator is pretty darn accurate.
1st tank: 305 miles on 10.4 gallons = 29.32 mpg, Mixed driving but new car/first tank, combined, calculated
2nd tank: 320 miles on 9.8 gallons = 32.65 mpg, Mixed driving mostly highway, combined, calculated
2nd tank can be attributed to more highway miles and a better feel for the shifting. Also, I didn't get "on it" as much
I'm pretty confident now that 32-33 mpg will be my average.As a side note, the real-time MPG indicator is pretty darn accurate.
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SeattleSonic
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After a few days of mostly city driving, my reported avg is down to 25.6mpg. Oh well it's still pretty good and it's really fun to drive.
yeah. i expect a 35 mpg rated car under the current epa system to at least be around 40 mpg's on a mostly highway tank.....especially now, when AC is not needed as much and the winter formulated gasoline is not in use yet.
Sonic Drivin'
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My first official tank of gas got me a combined average 29.6 mpg in a 1.8L auto sedan.
Combined meaning highway, city, AC on at times, and racing a civic through traffic.
Driving really easy without the AC on (or racing) I saw 34.6 mpg but I prolly won't see that very often
And x2 on the accuracy of the mpg display. right on the money !!!!
Doug
556 miles soo far
Combined meaning highway, city, AC on at times, and racing a civic through traffic.
Driving really easy without the AC on (or racing) I saw 34.6 mpg but I prolly won't see that very often
And x2 on the accuracy of the mpg display.
right on the money !!!!Doug
556 miles soo far
atvman29
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2LT HB 1.8 Auto
Average about 32mpg which is about 35% 70mph+ driving, 35% 65mph w/ stoplight every 5-10 miles, and 30% bumper to bumper traffic with pockets of 60mph.
Around 60mph you can get more than the 35 it seems, but mixing in my other driving events, both tanks have come out to 32.
Coming from my Exploder, I still smile every time I see $29 on the pump!!
Average about 32mpg which is about 35% 70mph+ driving, 35% 65mph w/ stoplight every 5-10 miles, and 30% bumper to bumper traffic with pockets of 60mph.
Around 60mph you can get more than the 35 it seems, but mixing in my other driving events, both tanks have come out to 32.
Coming from my Exploder, I still smile every time I see $29 on the pump!!
yep. im hoping to see at least low 40's just from reasonable driving (not even hypermiling).
SeattleSonic
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Been driving mostly city lately, and the avg for our 1.8L auto is 23mpg. It seems we get a couple less than the rating. It must be my heavy foot. Oh well it still like 3x better than driving our H2.
Heres ur 1.4L 6spd MT stats:
Grandma driving on the freeway:
@ 65mph: 42MPG+
@ 80mph: 38MPG
Grandma driving in the city:
@ 35mph: 37MPG
@ 45mph: 36MPG
Normal Driving/Slightly aggressive on the freeway:
@ 65mph: 37MPG
@ 80mph: 35MPG
Normal Driving/Slightly aggressive in the city:
@ 35mph: 28MPG
@ 45mph: 27MPG
Aggressive driving on the freeway:
(only did this once)
@ 65-80mph: 26MPG
Aggressive driving in the city:
@35-50mph: 24MPG
keep in mind im in LA, so normal driving is slightly aggressive...hope that helps.
Grandma driving on the freeway:
@ 65mph: 42MPG+
@ 80mph: 38MPG
Grandma driving in the city:
@ 35mph: 37MPG
@ 45mph: 36MPG
Normal Driving/Slightly aggressive on the freeway:
@ 65mph: 37MPG
@ 80mph: 35MPG
Normal Driving/Slightly aggressive in the city:
@ 35mph: 28MPG
@ 45mph: 27MPG
Aggressive driving on the freeway:
(only did this once)
@ 65-80mph: 26MPG
Aggressive driving in the city:
@35-50mph: 24MPG
keep in mind im in LA, so normal driving is slightly aggressive...hope that helps.
98svtCOBRA
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People need to stop posting their "my xxx car gets this mpg, bla bla bla". If your car isn't a sonic, NO ONE CARES WHAT MPG YOUR NON SONIC gets...please stop comparing, if you don't like the mpg then don't buy one. If your not a sonic fan then what are you doing in an enthusuiast forum, just saying
Btw nice mpg info on the comment above mine.
Btw nice mpg info on the comment above mine.
relax. i just went through this whole thread. someone mentioned another car only ONCE, and that was a car that uses the same engine as the sonic.
besides, plenty of people dont have a sonic but are considering one, and as a point of reference it is helpful to know what kind of mileage it gets relative to other econoboxes out there.
mpg
Well just got my 1.4 turbo and this is just from seeing what the chevys own estimated dash display shows me.
Highway drive like 60 to 65 mph granny 46 mpg
City like granny 36 mpg
combined 41
I drive about 80 miles a day 15 is city rest is highway
minus about 5 to 6 mpg when I drive like an a hole aka fun.
Well just got my 1.4 turbo and this is just from seeing what the chevys own estimated dash display shows me.
Highway drive like 60 to 65 mph granny 46 mpg
City like granny 36 mpg
combined 41
I drive about 80 miles a day 15 is city rest is highway
minus about 5 to 6 mpg when I drive like an a hole aka fun.
Rand0m0sityxX
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These are good numbers! I'm glad to see an improvement in MPG's on some cars now a days.
wickedsonic
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Mines getting like 80mpg.
(thats cause its doing 80 on a train from factory to kc)
(thats cause its doing 80 on a train from factory to kc)
