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Old 04-21-2009, 08:53 PM   #66 (permalink)
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The Batmobile - '03 Oldsmobile Alero
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
The Corvette engine's displacement in place of revs, combined with very aerodynamic body, allow it to get better highway gas mileage than the
average economy car.
You can't really compare highway gas mileage to general mileage. 26MPG is not exactly economy. Some real lunkers can pull numbers like that. An economy car like a Corolla is listed at like 36 and even a big car like a Maxima gets a 26MPG EPA rating.
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