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^ personally I think real world fuel economy has more to do with the weight of the vehicle than the size of the engine. For example, my RDX has a 2.3l 4 banger with a turbo, but weighs 4100lbs.
RDX 4100lbs 2.3L turbo 60L fuel = 330kms
M5 4100lbs 5.0L V10 60L fuel = 220kms
Pcar GT3 3000lbs 3.6L flat6 60L fuel = 360kms. I drive this car the hardest and gets the best gas mileage!!! I never shift below 4k kms......
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A Vette (or any torquey high displacement low geared vehicle) can cruise around town, up and down the highway, and barely ever need to crack 2000 rpm due to torque.
I drove to California down the I5 and up the 101 and averaged 26mpg the entire trip - including driving around San Francisco, all the twisties up the coast, and daily driving for food etc. 29mpg was the average on the I5 only because of driving 85mph which requires 2300rpm or so lol. Lots of guys on the Vette boards have recorded over 30mpg on trips.
Didn't top gear do a segment with an M3 following a Smart Car around a track, the smart car going flat out and the M3 pacing it, and the M3 smoked it for fuel economy. Similar principles.
My commuter is a Tuscon and it costs me way more on gas with its V6 and shit bag torque that down shifts and revs to 5k to go up hills on the highway.
Here's the segment, and it's actually a M3 vs a Toyota Prius
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z3guy, I have a 5.7L trans am with manual and had a 5.7L camaro with auto, and both of them were better on gas than my 2.5L turbo skyline, 2.5L turbo legacy, 3.0L v6 300zx, and pretty damn close to the 240sx.
Both the camaro and the trans am gets driven not hard but not light either and both of them i average about 13L/100km give or take .5L city. on the highway the previous owner of the camaro drove it to calgary and average 650km to 55L on the highway.
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How did this turn into a discussion about fuel economy?!
Don't the people who normally buy cars like these NOT care about the fuel economy and only care about the smiles per gallon? (Since they should have another car to DD)
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tell me how percentage of drivers will know how to handle 700rwhp with 2 wheel drive?
tell me how that has anything to do with the cars mentioned being good bang for the buck? we're talking about good performing cars for a good price, not good performing for people with little to none racing experience.
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^ you must be really light on the gas, cause my M5 gets 10-12mpg when my wife drives it lightly in the city. You are telling me a 5.7L or 6.2L motor gets better gas mileage than a 3.5L motor?
yes, actually. hell, my c6 doesn't seem much worse than the tsx i'm driving.
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this car is stock. can be bought for ~90k. not saying it's the holy grail, but a good contender in a category of good bang for buck cars. 110 kph by end of first gear? yes please.
A Vette (or any torquey high displacement low geared vehicle) can cruise around town, up and down the highway, and barely ever need to crack 2000 rpm due to torque.
I drove to California down the I5 and up the 101 and averaged 26mpg the entire trip - including driving around San Francisco, all the twisties up the coast, and daily driving for food etc. 29mpg was the average on the I5 only because of driving 85mph which requires 2300rpm or so lol. Lots of guys on the Vette boards have recorded over 30mpg on trips.
Didn't top gear do a segment with an M3 following a Smart Car around a track, the smart car going flat out and the M3 pacing it, and the M3 smoked it for fuel economy. Similar principles.
My commuter is a Tuscon and it costs me way more on gas with its V6 and shit bag torque that down shifts and revs to 5k to go up hills on the highway.
^ dude,go on M5 board to see if it is normal......
I'm on there everyday, albeit, in the e39 section.
I just checked the e60s.. you're still getting horrible milage. Most people reported 2-250 Miles, with the lowest I found being 160 miles (250+ kms), and a few even reporting being in the 300s.
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