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Originally Posted by serialk11r
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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We were originally comparing the 2.7 Cayman to the C7 because jamesqf claimed it could get 40 mpg at 70 mph. But the 2.7 and 3.4 Cayman S are rated the same (30 mpg) according to the Porsche website. C7 is 29 mpg, which is pretty much the same thing. The original conversation wasn't to compare the cars, but rather compare the engines.
I argued that the old school large displacement push rod V8 was actually an advantage for fuel economy vs a smaller displacement motor like the Cayman, because it produces more than 100 hp more than the Cayman S and nearly double the torque while still getting virtually the same highway fuel economy. The increased power without the increased thirst means 0-60 a half second faster than the Cayman S, which is also $10k+ more expensive than the C7.