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Originally Posted by Rock36
He is quoting the factory EPA highway rating. So don't act like your car is some fuel sipper, because your 2005 Mustang GT was rated 15 mpg/ 23 mpg (stock) by the same EPA standard that rated the C6Z06 at 14 mpg/ 24 mpg (stock). www.fueleconomy.gov
But if you want to talk real world, observed cruising, a Z06 can easily get 26-28 mpg, some guys even claim 30 mpg but I haven't been able to do it.
Also, it's a 7.0L engine on top of everything else that still gets better fuel efficiency than an engine that is 2/3rds its displacement |
It's impressive, yes.
I can almost guarantee if my GT (not sure how you think I'm trying to make it look better) weighed 3100 something pounds, I'd get better MPG than I am now.
Point is, I have a 3800+ pound car, with aggressive gearing, F/I, and am getting around the same MPG as his car.
Again, He makes it sound like his car is getting great MPG, when some people have claimed nearly 30 MPG in a C6Z.
My car doesn't get "good" gas mileage by any means, but it does burn more fuel than his car, so yeah.