Gas Mileage of the 2011 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab 5.3 V8

Dealer: Dave Smith Chevy, Kellogg Idaho
2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 – 143.5 – LT
Body style: 4 door 4WD Crew Cab
Engine: 5.3L V-8
Transmission: 6 Speed Automatic
Ext. Color: Imperial Blue Metallic

Have you ever found yourself wondering what kind of actual gas mileage you can expect from the new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab pickup trucks? If so, this is a page you will want to bookmark as we will be recording all the fuel along with comments that might effect the mileage and you will see the real time mileage of a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 with the 5.3L V-8 equipped with the active fuel management system.

The spec's on this truck may differ from yours but the mileage of a similarly equipped Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra will be very close.

Actual mileage readings from our 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab with the aluminum block 5.3 Liter V-8.

Date	Gallons	Mileage	MPG	Comments
May 07, 2011	17.9	344	19.21	Mainly highway driving during break in period.
May 08, 2011	20.6	703	17.42	Combo of both city and country roads.
May 09, 2011	17.1	1005	17.66	Combo of both city and country roads.
May 10, 2011	15.3	1265	16.99	All City Driving, Spokane WA.
May 11, 2011	09.8	1458	19.69	All highway mileage - cruise control @ 70mph.
May 12, 2011	07.8	1571	14.52	Stop and Go City Driving, Vancouver B.C. Canada.
May 13, 2011	17.9	1913	19.04	All highway mileage - cruise control @ 70mph.
May 15, 2011	18.1	2197	15.69	City, County & Off Road Driving - Some 4x4 use.
May 25, 2011	23.6	2572	15.88	City Driving
May 27, 2011 1	18.9	2901	17.44	Freeway Driving - Borla Exhaust & Cold Air Intake
May 28, 2011	24.6	3309	16.58	Freeway Driving - Towing 20' boat and trailer
May 30, 2011	21.5	3603	13.67	Stop and Go City Driving, E-85 Ethanol
June 10, 2011 2	14.1	3876	19.33	Highway Driving - After Gear Ratio Change
June 13, 2011	11.0	4096	20.00	Highway Driving
June 16, 2011	13.7	4348	18.39	Coeur D' Alene ID - I-90 Loaded Heavy
June 16, 2011	09.0	4526	19.77	Bonners Ferry, Idaho - Country Roads Loaded Heavy
June 16, 2011	22.9	4991	20.31	Valemount, BC - Country Roads Loaded Heavy
June 16, 2011	23.7	5446	19.20	Revelstoke, BC - Highway 3A & 1 Loaded Heavy
June 16, 2011	21.0	5828	18.22	Chetwynd, BC - Highway 97 Loaded Heavy
June 17, 2011	21.9	6194	16.71	Fort Nelson, BC - Alaska Highway Loaded Heavy
June 17, 2011	18.3	6520	17.81	Watson Lake, BC - Alaska Highway Loaded Heavy
June 17, 2011	16.3	6803	17.36	Whitehorse, YK - Alaska Highway Loaded Heavy
June 17, 2011	23.8	7199	16.63	Tok, Alaska - Alaska Highway Loaded Heavy
June 18, 2011	18.6	7528	17.68	Anchorage, Alaska - Glenn Hwy Loaded Heavy
June 26, 2011	23.6	7939	17.41	Soldotna, Alaska - Highway and City Driving
July 13, 2011	23.0	8307	16.00	City Driving - Normal Daily Trips
July 27, 2011	21.1	8663	16.87	City Driving - Normal Daily Trips
August 03, 2011	11.7	8861	16.92	City Driving - Normal Daily Trips
August 14, 2011	19.7	9205	17.46	City & Highway Driving
August 24, 2011	16.8	9491	17.02	City Driving - Normal Daily Trips
August 31, 2011	19.6	9831	17.35	City & Highway Driving

Your gas mileage may vary due to driving styles or fuel quality. All mileage figures on this page are reflecting the use of regular grade fuel containing 10% ethanol. The 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 with the 5.3L V-8 equipped with the active fuel management system is also compatible with the new E-85 Flex Fuel.

Borla Cat Back Exhaust System.

NOTE 1: Mileage beginning May 27, 2011 chart reflects changes after installing the Borla Stainless Steel Cat-Back System Part# 140341 along with the Airaid Cold Air Intake system that combined are expected to further bolster the performance and mileage of this 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab.

NOTE 2: On June 10, 2011 we also changed from the stock 3.08 gearing to a 3.73 gear ratio, added 33" Cooper LT285/75/17 AT3 tires, ReadyLift Front Leveling Kit Part #66-3085 and reprogrammed the speedometer with the Hypertech Speedometer Calibrator.

Much of the driving during both the northern and southern legs of our journey to Alaska was at speeds in excess of 75 MPH as we kept up with the local traffic. Additionally, some rather long stretches of the road along the Northern sections of the Alaska Highway were filled with road construction that lower our speed to 15 to 20 mph when moving at all as we had to follow behind the pilot cars leading us around the construction areas.

These factors along with a number of off road jaunts did effect the mileage of the vehicle as we were seeing our best figures when a steady speed of 55 to 60 MPH was possible. In these areas we were seeing 19+ MPG even after all the performance parts were installed and the gear ratio dropped from 3.08 to 3.73. Who says performance parts are hard on your mileage?

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