Corvette mileage/A4 mileage...How can this be?

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01-03-2003, 07:46 AM

a402Curt

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Corvette mileage/A4 mileage...How can this be?

Just saw a review of Anniversary Corvette Coup with 350HP V8 with a fuel economy rating of 19 mpg city/28 highway. That is the same rating as my Tip 170 HP/4 cylinder A4. How can this be?

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01-03-2003, 07:49 AM

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Remember, Corvettes have the skipShift Technology.

Can't really remember how it works, but it's a huge gas saver.

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01-03-2003, 07:57 AM

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And it won't be 28 if they let loose all 350 horsies.

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01-03-2003, 08:05 AM

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lol, true dat.

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01-03-2003, 08:26 AM

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under partial acceleration, it physically forces the shifter to skip gears

I think you are forced in to a 1-3 shift or a 2-5 shift, something like that.

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01-03-2003, 08:38 AM

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I drove an old ZR1 several years ago....

If your RPM's went over 4000 in 1st gear, when shifting to 2nd, you were forced into 4th.

I actually thought it was very annoying.

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01-03-2003, 08:42 AM

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Thats why you don't buy a corvette with an automatic tranny.

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