mdz06vetter

The 2015 Corvette Z06 with an eight-speed automatic transmission delivers 13 mpg in city driving and 23 mpg on the highway, according to newly released fuel economy numbers by the EPA. Although the 2015 Corvette Z06 with the eight-speed automatic is subject to a $1,300 gas-guzzler tax.

In comparison, the 2015 Corvette Z06 with the seven-speed manual transmission delivers 17 mpg in city driving and 29 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA. This version is not subject to the gas-guzzler tax

mikepacheco

Where did you read this, there have been a million post lately. Lol
It's a mute point, I'm in either way.

MikeNSF

Electron Mike

The 17/29 is for the manual stingray, not the Z06.

Iconic

It will be interesting to see how much this will influence the total M7 numbers vs A8

JerriVette

Surprising the A8 could not match the 7 speed manual transmission. (4mpg less in the city /6 mpg less on the hwy with the automatic is surprising) usually the computers are more efficient.

Personally could care less as I heard on the motor trend video the A8 z07 package is the fast setup for the track.....

I bet real world the A8 gets better mileage than the manual....

I've been driving manuals for over 35 years and my next vetted going to be the A8.

Electron Mike

http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2015...-released.html

This article is incorrect.. no way the manual z06 gets that mileage. They are confusing it with the normal Stingray.

mdz06vetter

Information I posted was from owner of Corvette Action Center who received information from EPA release

CaryBob

Wow. That information was released three weeks ago and promptly posted on this forum. Corvette Action Center is really on the ball. And they got it wrong to boot (the manual numbers are for the Stingray.)

Electron Mike

The 17/29 is for the base Stingray. See attached.

mdz06vetter

Queried CAC owner and he stated link he was informed on was currently down!? So, don't shoot the messenger, was just relaying information passed to me.

Was hoping it was true and cars on hold would have one less reason to be on QC-hold and could possibly start shipping on Monday.

REMEMBER - stock can NOT ship without a window sticker! Of course ya'll knew/know that!

mikepacheco

I just read an article from Chev, spokesman Monte Doran states 17/29, I don't believe this is right? It is dated 11/28/14 though

mdz06vetter

That was date of article CAC owner was referencing also.........which so happens to be today's date.......

CaryBob

They may be referring to this article published today, as mentioned above:

http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2015...-released.html

But as stated above, the line about the manual transmission is erroneous. The EPA website clearly shows it is the Stingray and not the Z06.

There have been a dozen or more of these articles published in the last few days, but the one quoted by Corvette Action Center is the only one to have misunderstood the EPA data. Everyone else reported correctly that the EPA website includes only the automatic.

occar

The same article also says the viper gets 21 city and 21 hwy so yeah......

Callsign_Vega

Moot.

mdz06vetter

Agree, have Z06 on order myself to keep my 1963 Z06 company. Was just hoping........

TXBubba

If you go to the fueleconomy.gov site for the manual 2015 corvette, it shows an MSRP from $54,000 to $91,650. In my mind, this has to include the Z06. It appears the EPA figures are the same for the base and the Z06 with the M7.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find....n=sbs&id=35318

occar

No.... If you tick every box on a convertible you can get it that high.

Z06 MSRP goes well over $110k (maybe over $115k or $120k?)

rob3

OCCAR is right. The M7 EPA numbers are for the stingray -- and, yes, if you click all the options a stingray convertible can get that high (why you'd want to spend more an a stingray than a z06 is another question, though ).

For the Z06 the EPA lists the car as having a supercharger: "2015 Chevrolet Corvette 6.2 L, 8 cyl, Automatic (S8), Supercharger, Premium Gasoline" Here's the identification for the M7 stringray "2015 Chevrolet Corvette 6.2 L, 8 cyl, Manual 7-spd, Premium Gasoline" (no supercharger).

TXBubba

Wow, I didn't realize you could get the base model that high.

I guess that mileage rating was too good to be true.