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Old 11-23-2011, 10:43 PM   #7068
DF454
Needs more Horsepower
 
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Drives: GMC Sonoma, Equinox LT AWD
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Originally Posted by Number 3
A thing that makes me go hmmmmmmm

Cruze EPA highway 36. My lead foot highway driving 32.

Q5 EPA highway 27. My same driving speed and habit 29.5



Most likely the power to weight advanatage of the Q5.
The Cruze has 138HP and the Q5 has 211HP, thats a 50% jump in HP.
I doubt that the Q5 is 50% heavier than the Cruze.

The Q5 engine is not straining as hard as the Cruze engine is, under the same driving conditions.
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