MPG 2003 Tahoe

[05Yukon23]

What iPhone app do you use??

I use two and compare them. Accufuel and Gas Buddy. I like gas buddy because I am able to enter EVERYTHING that I do to it and keep a record of how much I have spent on gas an etc. Accufuel is a straightforward mpg calculator.

 

[blueflamed03]

thats about what I get, mid 17 on highway

 

[Bass911]

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I will assume most Tahoe owners on this forum don't care about mpg's because no one responded to my first example? I still don't believe people are squeezing out 20+ mpg's. I've drove it slow and let it roll up to red lights without giving it gas. I can't even see a difference with the AC off. If you read some consumer reviews about the new body style Tahoes, their main con is that they are gas guzzlers. The new ones get 20% better mpg than the last Tahoe, so I don't see how people are getting 20 mpg with the old Tahoe? If you cannot live without your Tahoe and care about mpg's, the hybrid Tahoe is the only way to go IMO.

 

[jimweis]

always wanted to pop that wrack off but never have. What did you do to fill in the holes???

Body side molding.

 

[05Yukon23]

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I will assume most Tahoe owners on this forum don't care about mpg's because no one responded to my first example? I still don't believe people are squeezing out 20+ mpg's. I've drove it slow and let it roll up to red lights without giving it gas. I can't even see a difference with the AC off. If you read some consumer reviews about the new body style Tahoes, their main con is that they are gas guzzlers. The new ones get 20% better mpg than the last Tahoe, so I don't see how people are getting 20 mpg with the old Tahoe? If you cannot live without your Tahoe and care about mpg's, the hybrid Tahoe is the only way to go IMO.

If you are rolling to stops frequently and driving slow then you aren't driving much hwy as we have stated. I get 20+ when I'm on the hwy.


Here is a screen shot of a fill up and mpg according to gas cubby.

 

[jimweis]

If you are rolling to stops frequently and driving slow then you aren't driving much hwy as we have stated. I get 20+ when I'm on the hwy.

20+ highway 65-70mph/2000rpm... the sweet spot, on the ramp, of the ramp, no stop and go.
I get around 14 mpg going back and forth to work, it's only 2.5 miles each way, stop and go, it doesn't even reach operating temp.

 

[E4L]

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I will assume most Tahoe owners on this forum don't care about mpg's because no one responded to my first example? I still don't believe people are squeezing out 20+ mpg's. I've drove it slow and let it roll up to red lights without giving it gas. I can't even see a difference with the AC off. If you read some consumer reviews about the new body style Tahoes, their main con is that they are gas guzzlers. The new ones get 20% better mpg than the last Tahoe, so I don't see how people are getting 20 mpg with the old Tahoe? If you cannot live without your Tahoe and care about mpg's, the hybrid Tahoe is the only way to go IMO.

Well the reason I got the 4.8 was to get atleast 20mpg

 

[E4L]

thats about what I get, mid 17 on highway

I should be getting better with the 4.8 . What mods do you have Tracy.

 

[tekkitan]

My 03 Hoe gets an average of 12.5mpg around town. I drove it up to Green Bay and back last summer and got 17-19mpg, but it's a 5.3 with CAI and I like to get on it and hear it roar.

 

[TheYuk]

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I will assume most Tahoe owners on this forum don't care about mpg's because no one responded to my first example? I still don't believe people are squeezing out 20+ mpg's. I've drove it slow and let it roll up to red lights without giving it gas. I can't even see a difference with the AC off. If you read some consumer reviews about the new body style Tahoes, their main con is that they are gas guzzlers. The new ones get 20% better mpg than the last Tahoe, so I don't see how people are getting 20 mpg with the old Tahoe? If you cannot live without your Tahoe and care about mpg's, the hybrid Tahoe is the only way to go IMO.

I disagree my mother has a 2011 tahoe and drives like a grandma and gets worse mpg's than my 2004 yukon with 87k on it. before and after the supercharger.