2012 Impala LTZ

[ttamrettus]

Well the time has come for a new company car. I ended up with a certified preowned LTZ, dark blue with gray leather. It has 28k miles. I was kind of hard on it today (120 miles and I got 25mpg).







First to get the windows tinted I think.

[MostMint]

Nice. What kind of improvement in mileage over the Avalanche?

[Fred32v]

mileage smileage, what does it turn? Nice ride.

[wxo]

300 HP V6 with direct injection? How's it feel?

[Basement Paul]

I'm guessing, like Mark's Impala, it will run a 14.6 in the 1/4. I believe it has a six speed auto too which should help.

I like the color too. It's got the spoiler too like you wanted.

There must be something about these Impalas. You're the third one on the board to have one...

-BP

[ttamrettus]

Well keep in mind I had a 2005 Impala when I first started at Bosch too.

It gets down the road pretty fast.

[ttamrettus]

Windows tinted. Next will likely be a trans cooler and a hitch.

[ttamrettus]

I have been pretty lead footed around town and the DIC shows 19.7mpg with an average speed of roughly 26mph. I have a trip coming up to Mobile Alabama (5 hours) we'll see how it does.

[Basement Paul]

What's the yellow reflection in the rear quarter? S-10 of some sort?

Tint looks good.

-BP

[ttamrettus]

The guy doing the tint drives a yellow pathfinder.

[ttamrettus]

I had to drive to Mobile Alabama, 5 hours and I got 29.2 mpg. Roughly 10 -11 mpg better than the Avalanche.

[GMJohnny]

Impressive! Is it comfortable to ride in for that amount of time?

GM

[ttamrettus]

Impressive! Is it comfortable to ride in for that amount of time?

GM

It is an LTZ so it has the firm leather seats in it. The cloth seats seemed a bit cushy when I test drove others. The seats are heated too but I haven't tried them yet. Yes it was as comfortable as it could be. It had sufficient leg room. I just kept the cruise set at 75 and moved on down the road. The only trouble I had (even with XM), I just could not find anything I wanted to listen to on the radio.

[MostMint]

What about channel 39? That's Hair Nation

I made 25 MPG my last tank which was mostly freeway driving. Speeds were 70-75 for the most part. I noticed the mileage is a lot better if you can keep it at 70 or under. The car is big enough that the wind resistance is definitely a factor at 75.

[ttamrettus]

When I drive home Friday I'll try to do 70 and see what the mileage is.