GM says new Corvette to get 29 mpg on highway

[onehandle]

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors says the new Chevrolet Corvette sports car will get 29 miles per gallon of gas in highway driving.

The 2014 Corvette Stingray has a 455 horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 engine that can take the car from zero to 60 mph in under four seconds.

GM says the car can get up to 30 mpg in "Eco" mode.

The higher-mileage Corvette has a seven-speed manual transmission. It gets 17 mpg in the city.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-says-corvette-29-mpg-145956901.html

This is my next car.

[BlueStreak]

1. 29 highway for a light car that is this streamlined? That's not something I would brag about..

That car ought to be able to do at least high 30s on the highway.

I guess it is better than a Cadillac CTS with the 6.2L V8. That one gets 19 on the highway. Welcome to 1985. Nothing but the best technology for GM customers, I guess.

[leveymg]

2. At a constant 1700 rpm at 55 mph you can really lean out the fuel injectors.

Who drives that way?

[madrchsod]

3. i was thinking about buying one but ....

i decided on the 2014 twin turbo v6 cadillac cts. 170 est top speed is fast enough for me!

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2014-cadillac-cts-sedan-photos-and-info-news

cts..built for comfort and speed

[onehandle]

4. That's a nice ride.

American cars are rocking again.

[madrchsod]

5. now if i could mate this....

with the floor pan of the new caddy.....

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. A good Body Man can do pretty much anything. n/t

[Gravitycollapse]

6. It should be illegal to place V-8s in any car that isn't used specifically for hauling.

And those should be granted only with licenses.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. So you don't have a problem with my wanting to haul my boat and tent over that next hill...

I have a CDL, Class A with a HAZMAT endorsement in the state of California and since I have a Harley-Davidson I also have a Class M endorsement.

Is that enough of a license?

[Gravitycollapse]

13. By license I mean a state issued license for owning a high displacement vehicle.

Not a state issued driver license.

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. "a state issued license..." "Not a state issued driver license."

Which is it? Are you now going to tell me you want and expect the federal government to issue licenses to drivers that determines what they can drive and what they cannot?

Can you point me to the place in The Constitution of the United States of America that gives the federal government that authority?

[Gravitycollapse]

15. I have absolutely no problem with the state forcing you to not buy a gas guzzler.

Point to the place in the Constitution where that could be a law? Being that the Constitution was written well before the proliferation of internal combustion and the destruction of our environment, I'm not much concerned with whether it says anything about whether or not you can drive a car with a big ass engine.

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. The government can't do anything the Constitution of the United States of America doesn't authorize

You understand that, right? You understand the Constitution LIMITS what the government can do to its citizens?

Now, if you convene a Constitutional Convention and get it changed, I'm 100% in favor of however the country says it should be changed.

I'm not a fan of "the state" overstepping its authority.

[Gravitycollapse]

20. Can I get a elastic clause up in this mothafucka?

You don't want to do this.

[energumen]

36. sorry

I just had a 3am, half asleep, touch tablet issue
I accidently sent an alert trying to cancel it and don't know how to recall it

[Dreamer Tatum]

26. I feel the same about anything you enjoy. nt

[flvegan]

7. ...and out come the haters! Awesome.

This is brilliant technology. God forbid the ride is enjoyed. No, no, no...go back to buying your hateful, beige Toyota Camrolla shitboxes clogging up every single bit of asphalt in a vast bid against efficient forward progress. It's easier than thinking, after all.

455 horsepower and you don't have to plug in some anemic, hamster-wheel driven "machine" every 150 miles. A laughable affront on how far we have come.

Cheers, Chevrolet! Well done.

[Gravitycollapse]

8. You realize human society is already doomed, right?

We've reached the point of no return with climate change. Now we can only mitigate the damage. And driving 455 horsepower sports cars around is not helping at all.

[flvegan]

9. Neither is eating meat, dairy or eggs.

At least that car is working on improvements. You?

[Gravitycollapse]

12. V8 GM vehicles have been averaging "high mileage" for 15 or 20 years.

Arguably since the LT1 was built but more likely since the LS1. The level of advancement in mileage since then has been minimal.

Instead of trying to make large capacity V8s fuel efficient, these companies should be working on smaller engines with forced induction.

The V8 should go the way V12s and V16s went 80+ years ago.

Want to go fast? By a motorcycle. Buy an electric car. Buy a car with a small displacement engine that has forced induction. There are plethora of options for meeting that need that don't involve cramming high displacement engines in small cars.

[flvegan]

16. Really? Why?

The Corvette in question will not only outrun my Mazdaspeed 3 in the 1/4 mile, but will also get better mpg on the highway.

Noted fail on my question.

[Gravitycollapse]

19. Now if only we all never drove anywhere but the freeway.

That Corvette would lose in the 1/4 mile to a Nissan GTR and would lose to the GTR on any circuit. And the GTR would average better mileage in real-world driving conditions.

Even then, the GTR averages shit mileage.

I've owned three different motorcycles that would easily outrun all three of the vehicles in question in a 1/4 mile and have averaged anywhere from 40 to 50 mpg.

Want a fast two seater? By a Tesla Roadster. Hell, by a Lotus Elise and you'd still obtain an average mpg far exceeding the Corvette or GTR. Sure, it may not be as fast in a straight line and it would probably lose on the circuit to a GTR. But you should be purchasing these cars to enjoy, not as cock extenders.

[cherokeeprogressive]

21. With the Corvette I wouldn't have to park my "fast two seater" for hours at a time...

While it uses electricity provided by fossil fuels to recharge.

Not to mention the Corvette is probably cheaper.

[Gravitycollapse]

23. The Lotus Elise is as cheap as a Corvette and likely faster in anything but a straight line.

[flvegan]

24. When did this become about your perception of "cock extenders" if you don't mind?

I appreciate that you know a smidge about cars. Congrats on summoning the GTR. Soundly beaten by the more aptly priced ZR1 and top dog 911 Turbo, but then there's that.

A Tesla? Why? Hell, an Elise...I'd rather drop a Chevy crate motor in a Miata than deal with that. And if THOSE are your upper crust of "fast two seater" cars then shit, you've missed it all.

[Gravitycollapse]

29. I actually know quite a lot about automobiles in general.

I blame it on my family.

Anyway, cars like the Corvette and GTR are, 9 times out of 10, cock extenders for the man who has more money than sense and usually little or no driving skill. They just want a sports car with a big engine.

The Lotus Elise is one of the finest two seat roadsters ever made. And I brought it up because it was priced similarly to the Corvette. Unlike a ZR1 or 911 Turbo. Then we are really getting into cock extension territory.

Shoe horning a V8 into a Miata is dumb. That car is not designed to have such a heavy engine over the front wheels. Not to mention you don't need 400 or 500 HP in a car the size of a Miata.

[flvegan]

31. Except you insult your family by expressing "cock extenders"

in regards to automobile appreciation. Yeah, you do...sorry Gravitycollapsemom and Gravitycollapsedad.

The ZR1 and 911 Turbo were brought up because, oh yeah, you mentioned the GTR. But you seem obsessed with cock extensions. I'll leave that with you and your wanna be factual statements about them.

And yes, the Elise is one of the finest two seater roadsters ever made. If you have a pit crew, bottomless finances and don't drive on anything but a track...which is odd, cuz it should have been tough to fuck up a Toyota.

[Gravitycollapse]

34. You accuse me of being obsessed with cock extenders when you want a V8 Miata...

hmmmm...

[Gravitycollapse]

35. Also, the Lotus Elise is highly rated both in performance and reliability.

It would be odd if they managed to take a Toyota engine and fuck it up. Fortunately, they didn't.

[Fumesucker]

37. 50 mpg ain't shit, my electric bike gets 1685 mpg electric equivalent according to the EPA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11282403

An electric bike is actually more efficient than a human pedaling a bike, it takes considerably more energy to grow, transport, cook and consume the food to produce the energy to pedal than it does to just drive the wheels with an electric motor.

[Boom Sound 416]

27. Neither is the heat generation

From the worlds servers and power generators so we can tell people what we think on any given moment either.

But we like doing it from time to time and that may be how we blew it all up to begin with, but as you say what's done is done. So might as well enjoy the ride.

And just for a moment of clarity - no one buys this car to get 17 city or 29 hwy or to get eggs or frankly to commute.

It's the 18 year bottle of Scotch you sample from time to time. And it's d-lish.

[Dreamer Tatum]

28. Just bought a Chrysler 300S with 5.7L Hemi V8

And it is crazy-fast.

Yet quiet enough to hear your tongue clucking from wherever you happen to be.

Lighten up, Francis.

[Gravitycollapse]

30. Lighten up? This isn't a fucking game. The planet is at stake.

And you're driving around in a gas guzzler. Great.

[flvegan]

32. What did you have for dinner?

[Gravitycollapse]

33. A cliff bar and apple juice. Why?

[TheMightyFavog]

22. I just read that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice....

Maybe its time for me to go to bed...

[flvegan]

25. You can't have a Corvette in Britain. It's too brash, too vulgar...

Heh.

You're welcome. LOL.

[davidpdx]

18. It is certainly a nice car and great that GM is still able to make it

But it sure would be nice if they'd find a way to up the gas mileage a bit. Maybe it would be more of a second car type thing.