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Originally posted by lakedude@Sep 11th 2004 @ 5:37 PM
My current car is a Black Vette called Knight Rider. It is EPA rated at 18/27 and I'm getting around 30. The HCH MT is rated at 46/51, think I can get 55?
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Getting 30 MPG out of your LS1?? :o I'll assume that is ALL highway milage.
I currently own a '99 Z28 and can only manage 24 MPG in almost all city driving (with some intercounty driving). I once got more than 400 Miles on one tank before but that was all highway (I don't remember the exact MPG, but it was around 30ish). And I drive my car like a granny. I took everything I learned about saving gas in my Insight and applied it to my Z. And Z28 manual Camaros are actually rated a few MPG higher than Corvettes. So unless your 30 MPG is coming from all highway driving, I have to call bullsh*t. Or else you have one hell of a factory freak.
In my Insight however, it was much easier to just annihilate those "inflated" EPA figures. I could average 52 MPG with a lead foot, and 60+ with a passenger and not even trying. I got 65 MPG on most trips. Considering the Civic uses the same system I'm going to have to say it'll be much easier getting 50 MPG out of a HCH than it will be getting 30 MPG from a Corvette.