Malibu V6, 0-60, 7.8 seconds. http://www.modernracer.com/chevroletmalibuv6.html

Mazda 3 2.3, 0-60, 7.5 seconds http://www.modernracer.com/mazda3s.html


Might not be a great idea to constantly run your fuel down to the last drop ... you could be causing damage to your fuel pump. The link below unfortunately has ? marks where it should have a value, rule of thumb I have heard is 1/4 tank.

http://www.carcare.org/Fuel_AirIntake/fuel_pump.shtml


Also, having a tank that is less than1/2 full can allow condensation to occur more easily, which can contribute to gas line freezing. Recommendation is to keep one's tank at least half full in winter. See "Fuel" in link below.

http://www.ama.ab.ca/cps/rde/xchg/am...o_car_care.htm


In summary, might be a plan to fill up when your tank gets down to 1/2.

 

ahahahahaha owned lol

 

Myname is virgin1 and I approve of this post. [sm=lol.gif] (< < A little election year humor.)

All right, seriously I agree with everything Uber states here. Keeping your tank up to at least an 1/8, or 2-3 gals full is a very wise idea for any car where the fuel pump (electric) lives in the tank.

And it's been said for years now that cars that live in a cold winter climates (especially, but not limited to) should keep their tanks as full as is resonably possible for the exact reason Uber states above.

Good info and links there, Ub.(Saved to favorites.)

Take it easy on poor ole' VB though, would ya'? We like him and wouldn't want to scare him off.[sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif]
Wow!I wouldn't have guessed we were faster either though. Must be the difference in power to weight ratio? I wonder.

 

most likely 5spd vs auto

 

Could be, butin spite of the lossesfrom the torque converter most atx's usuallydo shift faster than an mtx can, unless really pressed hard. i.e. Power shifting.

 

yeea power shifting lol

 

I just knew I was asking for trouble with that tag on there... and who would the trouble-maker be?? Of course.

 

Just one thing...I knew the 2.3L was faster, but doesn't Jaimie have the 2.0L?

Edit: And the stats are quite wrong in some categories...like the fuel economy - those stats are for the 2.2L Ecotec, don't be fooled. Have you ever seen a 3.5L get 23 MPG in the city? Hahaha.

And the limiter is at 112? God damn, this car has the potential for 125. >_>

 

Over the past week and a half or so, I've been tryingwhat V1 has described (punchingthe gaswith some authority, not going crazy but revving the engine up a bit, getting up to speed, thus shortening the time I spend in 1st and 2nd gear). My results? They are good - mileage has been even with, and up to 2 MPG better, than being marshmellow on the gas. So, counter intuitive though it may sound, it seems to work.

 

I assume no credit for this, but am glad for you that you are finding positive results. I was just reporting what I had read and what theBMW engineers seemed to findthrough experimentation.