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And they aren't all that close in hp. 400 vs 460 (or 465), thats a 15% difference. Its pretty substantial, and when you consider that the C7 gets better fuel economy ... well, lets just say I'm impressed. With the Stingray. Because no other car that I can think of makes that much power, while being that fuel efficient.
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The current LS3 equipped Corvette makes 430 HP and gets 26 MPG. The Stingray makes 460 HP and gets 29 MPG. Let me present that another way. They built a V8 that makes more power and they also improved fuel economy by more than 10%. That is pretty solid.
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I was joking. What people seem to be forgetting is that the LS3 didn't have AFM, and that the LT1 isn't making 460HP from a 3.1L 4 cyl.
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Porsche Carrera S $100,000. 3.6 engine. 400HP. V6. C7 $50,000. 6.2. ~450HP. V8. You did say that it isn't apples to apples, but that comparison doesn't really make sense, IMO. The Porsche has a V6 and a smaller displacement. Even then it still comes below on the highway MPG. I personally, now even more, think that the C7 is impressive. I haven't had the chance to try out a newer automatic car, so I don't know how it shifts. Although if they shift like the 2005 cars and below, I would hate a 7 speed automatic. A 7 speed manual would be fun though |
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Autoblog is now reporting up to 30 MPG highway in Eco Mode.
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The EPA figure was derived from averaging the default Tour Mode (28 MPG) and Eco Mode (30 MPG).
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They would probably have to make ECO mode the default mode on the car to get credit for it that way.
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Even if it is electronic, I wouldn't mine changing it, because I would have to change it every time I got in the car anyway. Last edited by mikeyg36; 07-08-2013 at 08:36 PM. |
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