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Corvettes are known for getting unusually high mpg on the highway. I always understood the primary factors to be light weight and tall gearing. V8 Silverados do
by alayne 13y ago
Corvettes are known for getting unusually high mpg on the highway. I always understood the primary factors to be light weight and tall gearing. V8 Silverados don't get great highway mileage, right?
- nl 13y agoThe high gearing/high torque thing is a fair point. (V8) M3s are notorious (or lauded, depending on your point of view) for being rev-hungry.
- x0054 13y agoOf course not, but for that matter nor do the V6 Silverados, or any pickup trucks in general. That has to do with wight and aerodynamic form factor, or lack there of.
- bliti 13y agoThe Corvette does have a very tall 6th gear, which allows the engine to cruise at very low RPM. It does have enough torque to overtake on 6th, though. :)