First run with the G8...

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by MZR_47

is that when the car shuts down some cylinders so it saves gas?

or is pontiac's version when the engine actually cuts fuel all together and lets you coast until you reach your destination.

It's GM's technology of shutting cylinders down to save fuel.


It doesn't work very well...

[-Josh-]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Fucking Pontiac.


Don't get me started on 'Active Fuel Management'...

"AFM is just marketing bs.."


You're probably not using it right...lawl!

A kills a kill, chalk one up for the G8!

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by -Josh-

"AFM is just marketing bs.."


You're probably not using it right...lawl!

A kills a kill, chalk one up for the G8!

lol how can cruising at 65-70mph on cruise control not be using it right?

If you enter engineering mode, you can see when it switches between 4 and 8 cylinders... it barely will stay in 4 at cruising. If you hit the slightest raise in the road the car switches to 8. The 4 don't have the power to carry the load at even a 1% grade for 300ft to travel over an overpass which you can then coast down the backside.

*sigh*

I wish it was an 8-6-4 system, I'd much rather see it go from 4-6 over a slight raise. At least then it'll be some what efficient still. But to just simply go from econo to suck with no inbetween or with no 'chance' to let the 4 carry the load over the slightest flaw in the road surface is unacceptable.

Telling me it'll do 25+mpg and it only returning 21mpg is a joke. With that sort of mileage the car won't even go 400 miles on the highway. I don't know why, but it irks me to think that I'd have to fuel up once to get up to where my grandparents live.

[-Josh-]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

lol how can cruising at 65-70mph on cruise control not be using it right?

If you enter engineering mode, you can see when it switches between 4 and 8 cylinders... it barely will stay in 4 at cruising. If you hit the slightest raise in the road the car switches to 8. The 4 don't have the power to carry the load at even a 1% grade for 300ft to travel over an overpass which you can then coast down the backside.

*sigh*

I wish it was an 8-6-4 system, I'd much rather see it go from 4-6 over a slight raise. At least then it'll be some what efficient still. But to just simply go from econo to suck with no inbetween or with no 'chance' to let the 4 carry the load over the slightest flaw in the road surface is unacceptable.

Telling me it'll do 25+mpg and it only returning 21mpg is a joke. With that sort of mileage the car won't even go 400 miles on the highway. I don't know why, but it irks me to think that I'd have to fuel up once to get up to where my grandparents live.

I'll keep my eyes open for a reflash of some sort, maybe they're working on a way to correct this.

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

I wish it was an 8-6-4 system, I'd much rather see it go from 4-6 over a slight raise. At least then it'll be some what efficient still. But to just simply go from econo to suck with no inbetween or with no 'chance' to let the 4 carry the load over the slightest flaw in the road surface is unacceptable.

After the fiasco of the Cadillac V8-6-4? Yeah right. The marketing guys may be idiots (dud0rz, the G8 is better than a 550i!!!!!!! YOUTUBZ STYLE), but not that stupid.

[-The Stig-]

The 8-6-4 system worked. A buddy of mine had a ...hmm I forget the year Cadillac. But it had the 8-6-4 system and he commuted in it everyday, 60 miles one way. Did 3,000 miles a month.

He drove it across the country a few years back, we followed in a 1990 Honda civic si hatchy. And he was getting regularly 25-29mpg. The Honda was struggling to get 30-32mpg with all our stuff in the car. His brother in the Caddy had the A/C on full blast laughing at us in the Honda...

If you kept up on the maintanence of the system, it worked pretty good.

Still, with 20+ years of technology under their belts. GM should be able to perfect the concept.

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Still, with 20+ years of technology under their belts. GM should be able to perfect the concept.

After the meeting we had recently about the new 'Maro...I'm starting to loose all hope.

[94ToyoCam]

Nice job on the kill. I had no idea the G8 gt's were that fast until I read it in a magazine and saw your video.

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Still, with 20+ years of technology under their belts. GM should be able to perfect the concept.

+1

[Steiner]

Nice run. I love the G8 more and more every time I read about it. The first time I saw one of the road the lines were distinctively "Pontiac" but I couldn't figure out WTF it was. Almost looked like a 5 series with a Pontiac body kit. LOL. Any pic of the car?

[vectorspecialist]

the fuel managment of 8-6-4 works well for an 8cyl car. relize gm has been doing it longer than most people think.

but i've got a question, does the g8 really handle as well as the mags state?

also i think a gxp version will have a 6spd

[GForce957]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

After the meeting we had recently about the new 'Maro...I'm starting to loose all hope.

What was the meeting about?

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by GForce957

What was the meeting about?

Lots of stuff. I'm really not supposed to talk about it, it was just a pissy meeting for me. Because, you know, mileage and fuel economy is important now and stuff.

[vectorspecialist]

that's bullshit. if i'm buying a car with 600hp(using viper as example) and costing me around 100g, i don't care bout how many mpg i'm getting. its a sacrafice i'd be willing to make

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by vectorspecialist

that's bullshit. if i'm buying a car with 600hp(using viper as example) and costing me around 100g, i don't care bout how many mpg i'm getting. its a sacrafice i'd be willing to make

There was a lot of stuff said that generally got under my skin. If you want to shoot me a PM or email or whatever, I'll tell ya more. I'm just not gonna talk about it on an open forum.

[UnderEstimate Me]

Originally Posted by vectorspecialist

that's bullshit. if i'm buying a car with 600hp(using viper as example) and costing me around 100g, i don't care bout how many mpg i'm getting. its a sacrafice i'd be willing to make

Yeah but the camaro isnt that kind of car. Its the kind of car that the average joe should be able to buy. If he didnt then why not just go for the corvette.