Gas Mileage
New Member
Joined: 10-05-2007
Posts: 13
From: canada
this is sad,i thought i was giving up a gas guzzer for something better on fuel,i have a dodge magnum with a hemi right now and i get 22 to 25 in the city and 26 to 36 on the highway just depends if i have the air and cruise on.i ordered a 2.4 with the automatic and the wait is killing me
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Joined: 04-12-2007
Posts: 63
From: East Coast
I have the 2006 2.2 ltr auto trans. I average almost 27 mpg. I drive 23 miles one way, mostly highway - few back roads are 45 mph speed limit. Main road is 55 to 65 mph. I usually do over the limit.
Best mpg was 30mpg all highway.
Best mpg was 30mpg all highway.
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Joined: 05-16-2006
Posts: 14
From: Grand Blanc, Michigan
difficult to read
I Appreciate Everyone's Comments. First Of All, When You Are Posting Your Mileage, I Wish Everyone Would Remember To State If They Have The Auto Or Manual Trans, What Year The Hhr Is, And How Many Miles They Have On It. However, Please Note - I Know All About Driving Conditions, Hills And Flat Roads, Jackrabbit Starts, Tire Pressure, Toping Off The Gas Tank, Etc. I Manually Calculate The Mpg ... I Dont Even Attempt To Pass Anyone Anymore. The First Week I Drove It I Knew The Hhr Just Cant Do It. It Cant Even Get Out Of Its Own Way. ....They Were Great Until I Paid Cash For My Car. Once I Drove It Out Of The Showroom, They Forgot My Name.
I have on '06 2.4 5-speed, and get about 25 combined. 80-20 city-hwy.
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Joined: 12-18-2007
Posts: 53
From: Derry, NH
Mostly hiway miles for me, but it's boston area driving so ~40 mile commute = 1.5 hrs on the road!! Even so, I pull ~24 mpg. An 07 2.4L with 4K+ and mostly driving sensibily.
Hilway, take a breath, take note and post so others are comfortable reading it. All caps and you're yelling. All words cap'd = unreadable. Either way you're gonna take flack. No matter the informal nature of a BB, there is suitable protocol and then there's yours. Just trying to help.
Hilway, take a breath, take note and post so others are comfortable reading it. All caps and you're yelling. All words cap'd = unreadable. Either way you're gonna take flack. No matter the informal nature of a BB, there is suitable protocol and then there's yours. Just trying to help.
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Joined: 05-03-2007
Posts: 71
From: Texas
this is sad,i thought i was giving up a gas guzzer for something better on fuel,i have a dodge magnum with a hemi right now and i get 22 to 25 in the city and 26 to 36 on the highway just depends if i have the air and cruise on.i ordered a 2.4 with the automatic and the wait is killing me
In our 07 LT2 HHR (2.4 auto) we get about 23 city and 30 highway which I believe is on par with imports of this size.
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Joined: 07-17-2006
Posts: 6,053
From: Dallas, GA
this is sad,i thought i was giving up a gas guzzer for something better on fuel,i have a dodge magnum with a hemi right now and i get 22 to 25 in the city and 26 to 36 on the highway just depends if i have the air and cruise on.i ordered a 2.4 with the automatic and the wait is killing me
You need to share.
Platinum Member
Joined: 05-09-2006
Posts: 6,805
From: "Upland" Mesa, Arizona
He's in Canada maybe he computed wrong
But, I'll third the comments, as standing, I think it's total BS. AND if not, GM Corporation would like to BUY your hemi. It obviously has some secrets even DMC knows nothing of.
But, I'll third the comments, as standing, I think it's total BS. AND if not, GM Corporation would like to BUY your hemi. It obviously has some secrets even DMC knows nothing of.
Senior Member
Joined: 08-17-2006
Posts: 1,851
From: Ottawa, Ontario
Up here in the great white north our MPG rating is different because we use Imperial gallons for the calculations instead of US gallons. Doing a gallon to gallon comparison is useless unless we're talking the same kind of gallon.
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Joined: 06-21-2006
Posts: 939
From: Calgary
It could be a mis-calculation because there are imperial gallons and metric gallons, its time we all unite and use the much more logical metric system altogether.
When I switched from my Impala (3.8L V6) to the 2.4L HHR I noticed that the mileage gain was insignificant and even that the HHR had lower mileage than my Impala on some trips.
When I switched from my Impala (3.8L V6) to the 2.4L HHR I noticed that the mileage gain was insignificant and even that the HHR had lower mileage than my Impala on some trips.