Hi,

I'm planning to buy a Camaro Z28E from 1983 with a 5.0 Liter V8 Motor. Now heres my question: how much fuel will it approximatly use per 100 km? I live in Switzerland and fuel is expensive here, it costs about 1$/Liter, sometimes even more!

Thanks in advance for all answers, even if your car isnt exactly the same

Ueli

 

There are 3 versions of the 5.0 motor in that year of these cars, at least in ones sold in the US, I don't know about ones exported to Europe...

Actual fuel usage varies greatly depending on the engine version, the car's condition, driver habits, etc. But typically they get about 8.5 km/l on the highway, and about 6.5 km/l in town.

 

Well I haven't decided yet wha motortype I'll buy, but are you sure the 8.6km/l is correct? That would be 11l/100km, which is not much more than the 2000ccm '93 VW Passat of my parents

Did you meen miles instead of km?

 

No, that is about right... around 20 miles per gallon highway, 15 city... of course, that's assuming it's working correctly

 

Well thats great, I expected much more! Thanks for your answers everybody!

 

it also has a lot to do with your gearing and transmission. i have a mildly built 350 with an out of tune holley carburetor, stick transmisison and a 2.73 rear end. i got 26mi/gal the other day on the highway cruising at 70mph. In the city I get about 14mpg.

also, welcome to the board!

 

OK, I believe it now. I just had kind of expected a 25liters/100km, but I checked some websites (no offense-I just wanted to be sure) and the numbers seem to be correct.

Thanks for welcoming me, although I will be mostly a reader I'll buy my car in a year or so