2009 Chevy HHR Gets First E85 Four-Cylinder

This morning at the Chicago Auto Show, GM announced that the 2009 edition of the Chevy HHR will feature a four-cylinder E85 engine standard, making it the first four-cylinder that can run on the renewable fuel.

There will be two versions of the engine: a 2.2-liter and a 2.4-liter four-cylinder, both of which will be E85-capable flex-fuel engines, meaning they can run on regular gas or ethanol-derived E85. The 2009 HHRs will go on sale later this year.

Mileage estimates weren’t released, but other Chevy flex-fuel engines deliver roughly 25% worse fuel economy when running on E85 than when running on regular gasoline. The current HHR gets 22/30 mpg city/highway and 20/28 mpg for the 2.2-liter and 2.4-liter engines, respectively, on regular gasoline. A 25% drop would knock those city numbers well into the teens.

Comments

[Jeff lloyd]

Actually GM made all the 2.2 litre S10's E85 compatable they were just out before it was popular to badge the cars. but are one of the cheapest flex fuel cars you can buy right now.