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Old 04-22-2014, 03:50 AM   #59 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cbaber View Post
So since we are comparing the Cayman vs C7, you get a much faster car (it's speed would cost you $100k if you bought a Porsche that fast) that gets the same fuel economy, for around the same price. Bottom line, whether or not it has an old school engine doesn't really matter, because it gets damn good gas mileage relative to it's performance, no matter what car you compare it to.
Except the fuel economy isn't the same. I guess we should be talking about the Cayman S, with its 3.4L engine, to make things slightly more fair, but it's rated higher on the EPA than the Corvette.

But yes the fuel economy is surprisingly good on the Vette, but I wouldn't want to be caught in stop and go traffic with that 6.2L V8 :P Even in 4 cylinder mode I imagine that thing drinks more than its fair share of gasoline while idling.
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