Chevrolet Malibu Forums banner
Cancel

Awesome Mileage from my Malibu on trip!

4106 Views 9 Replies 7 Participants Last post by  Sly Bob, 
rluck9277
I just got home from driving from Lafayette, LA to Hoover(Birmingham), AL. My 2008 Malibu 4-cylinder/4-spd auto got 32.6 MPG and that was with the cruise control set at 76MPH almost the whole way, it was a 440 mile trip. The car had me my wife, our 2 dogs and trunk full of stuff too. I ran 93 octane in it the whole trip and I have put a K&N airfilter in it, not sure it that helped any. Just wanted to share, thought that was awesome.
Save
Like
Status
Not open for further replies.
1 - 2 of 10 Posts
rluck9277
Richard said:
Do you have the LT2 (that's what you profile says)? The reason I'm asking is the LT2 only comes with the 6 speed transmission. You mentioned you have the 4 speed. The 6 speed does better on the highway than the 4 speed. The 6 speed is rated 3 MPG better than the 4 speed on the highway. The 4 speed is rated at 30 MPG and the 6 speed is rated at 33 MPG. The city MPG is identical for both transmissions - 22 MPG.
Click to expand...
I have a 2008 2LT, it came with a 4-spd auto, I am pretty sure the 6-spd was only avaliable on the LTZ 4-cylinder cars in late 2008 models, and then it was an option on the 2LT in 2009.
Save
Like
1 - 2 of 10 Posts
Status
Not open for further replies.
Chevrolet Malibu Forums
Chevy Malibu Forum is the best place for owners of the sedan to connect with the community and discuss MPG, mods, and more. Join now!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
Gen 7 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting Gen 7 General Discussion Gen 5 & 6 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting Gen 7 Modifications Gen 8 Problems/Service Issues/Troubleshooting
Top