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So I had the opportunity to drive 3 GMs today. It was part of a demo that GM was doing for some local food bloggers, and I happened to do the food thing and the car things. :D

I drove the camaro, malibu, and tahoe. All vehicles were 2010 models, but I can't remember the exact models and any other important details. We were shown about 8 cars and little time for technical questions.

I did not have good luck with the camaro as I only had it for 13 miles. It was 6 speed transmission, and by the time I got a good feel for the car, my time with it was over. I got right at EPA, which was 29 mpg.

The second vehicle I drove was the malibu (22/33), and I was able to squeeze 40 mpg out of it. We had some hilly areas, but overall, the conditions weren't too bad.

And lastly, I drove the tahoe (15/21), which I got 24mpg. It was not easy as we had even more hills, dense traffic, and headwind.

Overall, it was fun. GM is supposed to be contacting me about taking their cars out for longer drives, but we'll see what happens.

Even so, nice job! It's tough to do that with random vehicles at the drop of a hat, especially considering you have no idea how the previous drivers handled them.

Thanks! I forgot to add that they were brand new and I didn't have a chance to check air pressure. In the camaro, I only had one passenger. In the Malibu, I had 3 passengers. And in the Tahoe, I had 4.

I'm impressed with what you got in the Malibu.

40 mpg in the new Malibu sounds about right for hypermiling. I can get 40mpg out of my '06 V6 Malibu - on open level roads. As with any V6, acceleration and stop/go are awful.
The Ecotec and 6AT in the current Malibu have a lot of potential, and I remember the Aura road test resulted in the mid 40s mpg on the SGii. Not bad at all, but not as good as the '05 Accord for ultimate mpg potential.

Wow, I am really impressed with Chevy lately. It looks like they have finally mastered making vehicles. Now the only thing left is their long term reliability.