Re: Monte Carlo - impressive mileage.

Sep 25, 2007 2 Replies


Just got back from a 800 mile highway trip for which I rented a Monte Carlo


> from Alamo. The car had the 3.5L OHV V6. Trip was half expressway @ 70 mph
> and half two-lane highway @ 60 mph.
>
> The car averaged 34.5 mpg which amazed me. Such a big barge with a fairly
> simple engine getting such excellent mileage is really good. GM does some
> things very well.

Yes, that's simply unbelievable. The EPA rating is 21/31.

The EPA for my '96 Bonneville with the 3800 supercharged engine is 26MPG highway. I average 28-29.

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