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Old May 29, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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All the news thats fit to print. Courtesy of the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/au...e-cars.html?hp
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Would normally be excited about something like this, but owned a 3100 lb aluminum chassied C6 ZO6 for six years now. Camaro ZL1's tip the scales at a piggy 4200 lbs, and really suck the gas. Never owned a car with a curb weight that high, and doesn't sound so sporty to me.
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Originally Posted by Vette5.5
Would normally be excited about something like this, but owned a 3100 lb aluminum chassied C6 ZO6 for six years now. Camaro ZL1's tip the scales at a piggy 4200 lbs, and really suck the gas. Never owned a car with a curb weight that high, and doesn't sound so sporty to me.
My wife and I recently purchased a '12 Jaguar XJ-L, the "long wheelbase", 4 door sedan, and even it is only 4100 pounds...and so far, FWIW, it seems to sip gasoline, for a car it's size and weight.
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