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MerF · 05-07-2008, 01:47 PM

Hmm.

There's something I still haven't been able to fathom yet. My '91 vert I had (305 TPI) got 21+ MPG on the highway, and this was 17 years ago in a CONVERTIBLE. My 400+ HP Supra got 25 MPG hwy, and it was a '94. early 90's HOndas could easily get 40 MPG on the highway...so why are these numbers so hard to believe now? I know cars are heavier now (duh, make them lighter and save gas folks!) but there's got to be something else wrong with the picture here that it's so difficult to fathom a V8 making over 25 MPG.

05-07-2008, 01:47 PM	#12
MerF Go Rays! Drives: 03 Trailblazer Join Date: May 2007 Location: St Pete, Florida Posts: 2,533	Hmm. There's something I still haven't been able to fathom yet. My '91 vert I had (305 TPI) got 21+ MPG on the highway, and this was 17 years ago in a CONVERTIBLE. My 400+ HP Supra got 25 MPG hwy, and it was a '94. early 90's HOndas could easily get 40 MPG on the highway...so why are these numbers so hard to believe now? I know cars are heavier now (duh, make them lighter and save gas folks!) but there's got to be something else wrong with the picture here that it's so difficult to fathom a V8 making over 25 MPG.