How does the GT500 get past the gas guzzling tax?

[OldJedi]

Originally Posted by REAPER SS

Man, that would suck if they made it by 1 MPG and we still have to pay GG tax. Anybody know what the MPG has to be to avoid the GG tax?

The magic numbers to avoid the GG Tax are 15/23.

[SVT_SRT]

3.31's

[REAPER SS]

Originally Posted by OldJedi

The magic numbers to avoid the GG Tax are 15/23.

ok thanks, I never knew how they calculated it.

[coolman]

It's simply that they meet the criteria to not need the gas guzzler tax. LOL

[fazm]

Originally Posted by hognutz

yeah 505hp 24mpg if you don't think that is good you are not very smart. that is hand calculated rolling 80mph up the freeway too. It could proabably do better if I drove slower.

show me another 500hp car that does better. the gas milage to power this old clunky pushrod engine is pretty amazing.

454rwhp on my mustang and averaged 26mpg between city and highway driving.

granted not a stock car that does better, and its not a v8, but it had a 100% stock longblock on it.

[ssump29]

Originally Posted by fazm

454rwhp on my mustang and averaged 26mpg between city and highway driving.

granted not a stock car that does better, and its not a v8, but it had a 100% stock longblock on it.

cough cough BS. Cough, no way you "AVERAGED" 26mpg between city and highway. That would mean you getting like 30 on the highway and 22 in the city which even when stock an pre-2011 mustang V6 was not doing that. And 26 would be impossible even if you drove 400 miles on the highway and 42 in the city which I doubt you were doing that. Your lying flat out and I'm going to respond to anything else you write after this lol.

[2010SS2SS]

Dayum, you can almost SMELL the bullshit when you enter this thread!!

[The IOM Ninja]

Originally Posted by 2010SS2SS

Dayum, you can almost SMELL the bullshit when you enter this thread!!

That's just when you log on to this site..... It used to be civilized

[Blue Maro Demon]

Originally Posted by IcePick06

Yep weight factor and taller gearing up front helped good old Ford avoid the tax. Sadly the ZL1 weighed too much and because of this the engineers had to do lower gearing up front to get the performance figures they wanted (i.e. 0-60 mph, 1/4 mile) to be competitive with the rest of the market. Hopefully the next generation Camaro (2015 maybe?) will be on par with Ford in the weight department

But I will be super impressed with the New GT500 if it avoids the GG tax because with all the ZR1's supercharged glory (similar HP/Torque figures to new GT500) and a more efficient LS9 motor (compared to LSA), they still couldn't avoid the tax :(

Chevrolet should keep working on the ATS's Chassis making it as light as possible and then wait for Ford to bring out the new 6th Gen Mustang first in the next couple years. Then Chevrolet will know how much the new Mustang will weigh and will be able to see the goal weight wise to strive for. They should try to get the new 6TH Gen Camaro to weigh at least 200lbs lighter than the next Mustang then Mustangs advantage in speed will be nixed more there compairing the two.

[chain777]

The problem with trying to make the ATS chassis lighter is Cadillac.