weird C5 math (~68/20=36.6)
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weird C5 math (~68/20=36.6)
What does (~68/20=36.6) mean?
Yesterday morning I got on 101 in Belmont to cruise down to work in Santa Clara. After briskly merging with traffic
I settled down to 68 mph and then reset the avg fuel economy. No cruise control, just carefully maintained 66-68 for 20 miles. My average for that was 36.6 mpg.
Who ever though an economy car could be so fun?
Yesterday morning I got on 101 in Belmont to cruise down to work in Santa Clara. After briskly merging with traffic
I settled down to 68 mph and then reset the avg fuel economy. No cruise control, just carefully maintained 66-68 for 20 miles. My average for that was 36.6 mpg.Who ever though an economy car could be so fun?
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funny thing, if I want to conserve money I drive my vette. Whoever would have thought that. I certainly didn't expect it.
from Missouri to Cocoa Beach I avergaed 32 MPG.
from Missouri to Cocoa Beach I avergaed 32 MPG.
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I've had people flat out call me a liar when I mentioned that I can get 30mpg on the highway in my Corvette or my Camaro. Double overdrive manual transmission, slick aero, light weight, and a great engine design == amazing fuel economy given the amount of power on tap.
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Either way you look at it, it's awesome!
I've had people flat out call me a liar when I mentioned that I can get 30mpg on the highway in my Corvette or my Camaro. Double overdrive manual transmission, slick aero, light weight, and a great engine design == amazing fuel economy given the amount of power on tap.
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I've had people flat out call me a liar when I mentioned that I can get 30mpg on the highway in my Corvette or my Camaro. Double overdrive manual transmission, slick aero, light weight, and a great engine design == amazing fuel economy given the amount of power on tap.
Dope
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Our club had an economy run last year. Through the edge of own,,some 2 lane highway and lots of twisty country roads. I actually PASSED a couple of vettes ******* it on the 2 lanes. Total of 85 miles,, and I took second in the C5 class with 33.71 calculated,,missed 1st by about .6mpg
!! On the flip side I've had a best of 13.08@110.24 at Gateway International Raceway(now out of business for now ),,cant beat that with a stick!!! Goes like the proverbial bat outa hell when you want,,MPG like an econo caar the other times!! Gotta love it!!!
,,missed 1st by about .6mpg!! On the flip side I've had a best of 13.08@110.24 at Gateway International Raceway(now out of business for now ),,cant beat that with a stick!!! Goes like the proverbial bat outa hell when you want,,MPG like an econo caar the other times!! Gotta love it!!!
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