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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
I don't think it's aero or weight that is responsible for the Vette's decent highway MPG. It's the gearing; the C5 (I think it was) will cruise down the freeway at 60 MPH in top gear running something like 1400 RPM. That's good FE territory...
That's my theory, and I'm'a stickin' with it!
-soD
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I don't blame you for that because it makes sense to a degree, but Ford 150's will do the same thing if not run at an even lower RPM. The horrible aero of a full size pickup and nearly 4,000 lbs. of steel make it's fuel mileage drop like a rock.