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Melting Slicks
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From: Los Angeles CA
Thanks to technology we can have high horsepower and get 30s for MPG. You'll have the chest beaters that say "oh you should have bought another car if you're worried about that, blah blah, real men do..." but I've built the huge HP engines that got 6 mpg and that **** gets old quick. This was back when 500-600hp was considered "huge" in a street car. Now that's barely competitive when a stock Mustang, Camaro or Base C7 comes off the lot with near that.
Sure I didn't buy my vette because of fuel mileage but it's also nice it gets high 20s for MPG with comfort features.
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From: Cape Cod, Mass.
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CAFE/ corporate average fuel economy regulations have forced manufacturers to get creative in making cars more fuel efficient. Cylinder deactivation is one of the engineered methods to accomplish that. My C7 Z06 has it but it's a 7 speed manual that I never drive in Eco mode, so it never rears it's ugly head.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Los Angeles CA
You don't have to "see it" as advancement but it is.
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From: Phoenix area, AZ
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From: SW Florida
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1981 Cadillac 8-6-4 had it way back when ....
The V-8-6-4 engine would go down as one of Cadillac’s biggest mistakes ever ... with the 'Cimarron' following close behind.
The V-8-6-4 engine would go down as one of Cadillac’s biggest mistakes ever ... with the 'Cimarron' following close behind.
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From: San Diego California
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From: Covington KY
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From: Frederick, MD
Thankfully no! My 13GS gets 23-25mpg around 80 mph so that is good enough for me. I also hate the darn auto stop on cars especially when you park since it starts the engine back up when you put it in park just so you can turn it off.