[darcane]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

Prove it. It might be the first car to accomplish that feat.

Here's a thread with 50 different cars tested, and past 45 mph they all lost mpg with increasing speed.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...you-15182.html

I'm not backing up Tippey's claim (and I'm sure he can't either)...

But my old Corvette would get better mileage at 65mph than 55mph. IIRC, 3.31 gears in the rear end and 0.5:1 6th gear put 55mph at about 1100rpm. The LT1 had lots of low rpm torque, but it still couldn't keep me going at 55mph in 6th, so I'd have to downshift. 60mph was really the minimum speed I could stay in 6th gear other than going down a hill.

The Corvette that Darin tested had another 1.3L and 205hp MORE than my '94 (That's like adding a Hayabusa engine to an already fast sports car...). I suspect this is why he was able to keep it moving at 850rpm in 6th.