Any true MPG reports on the cobalts/pursuits???

Haybales · 11-18-2005, 01:23 PM

I had been looking at used Corolla's and Civics a few years old. Then I ran across one if these pursuits in a parking lot. Looked not too bad for a cheap GM, took one for a drive and it seems to drive ok. Wife likes it in and out plus no more cheap cavalier door handels!

We would want the 4 door sedan with the 2.2L and 5 speed which they tell me will get 40+ imp. MPG all day long. It should get this easly as its rated at 46 imp. mpg or like 6.2L/100kms.

If this car can't get at least 40 mpg on the highway or 35 mpg combined I don't want it. Old 96' buick regal's with the 3800 will do 42 mpg on the highway and its alot bigger car! So I would think Cobalt should do better???

Hotrodjohn · 11-23-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Haybales

I had been looking at used Corolla's and Civics a few years old. Then I ran across one if these pursuits in a parking lot. Looked not too bad for a cheap GM, took one for a drive and it seems to drive ok. Wife likes it in and out plus no more cheap cavalier door handels!

We would want the 4 door sedan with the 2.2L and 5 speed which they tell me will get 40+ imp. MPG all day long. It should get this easly as its rated at 46 imp. mpg or like 6.2L/100kms.

If this car can't get at least 40 mpg on the highway or 35 mpg combined I don't want it. Old 96' buick regal's with the 3800 will do 42 mpg on the highway and its alot bigger car! So I would think Cobalt should do better???

My 5 speed Cobalt is getting 37 straight hiway with the ac on.

icarus4586 · 07-24-2006, 09:27 AM

My Cobalt (5 speed manual) has gotten 35 mpg over the life of the car (~5500 miles so far). I'm not sure on exact numbers, but it's at least close to 40mpg highway.

venus · 07-24-2006, 01:25 PM

My Cobalts DIC says I am getting 26.6 MPG. I have had the car since March and I have just over 2000 miles on it. I think this mileage is more realistic. I have an 06 SS/SC.

venus · 07-24-2006, 04:40 PM

I gotta add that I was just out in the Cobalt and the actual MPG reads 24.6. I had posted that it was 26.6. When I first got the car, it started out at 23.3 or so and slowly went up to what it is now. It appears that 24.6 is the best that I am gonna get in my SS/SC because it's been about the same for the past month. It did get to 24.7 once but almost immediatetly dropped to 24.6.

97cavalier · 07-24-2006, 10:45 PM

after the 2.2 cobalt is broke in, and your have a stick and drive right, at a low rpm on the highway and drive mostly on the highway, you should not have a problem getting 40mpg on the highway. A CAI (cold air intake) will help alot.

icarus4586 · 07-27-2006, 05:09 PM

For those with the 2.0L supercharged engine: your mileage will be lower than the mileage for a car with the 2.2L naturally aspirated engine. The supercharger forces more air into the cylinders, which causes the engine to need more fuel to get the same air/fuel ratio, which naturally increases horsepower and decreases fuel economy.

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