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Originally Posted by LeanBurn
Wow...I mean wow. Am I the only one who is not underwhelmed by these numbers 
My last 3 tanks in my 1997 Chevy Suburban going 70mph were at least 17mpgUS (13.45L/100km). I have acheived several tanks at 20mpgUS (11.76L/100km) going 55mph (90K/hr) and a couple of 21mpgUS+ (11.2L/100km) tanks.
My vehicle is 16 years old with 230,000 miles (370,000km) on the all original everything (engine trans) with an old school pushrod V8 with a 5.7L, weighs 5234lbs bone dry, I am fully loaded every time with 6 people and gear.
Please...surely in the modern day with all the fuel saving trickery can do better than these numbers....please. |
Plus your Suburban with 230,000 miles is going to be WAY more reliable than any brand new Chrysler product. There are a lot of positives 1) You own it (I hope) 2) It's reliable 3) Gets almost the same mileage.
I was always under the impression that GM trucks got better mileage for some reason. Not sure why, really.