Z06's FUEL GUAGE: WATCH IT DROP DURING A 0-185MPH RUN
By the way, the EPA says the automatic Z06 gets 13 mpg in city driving and 23 mpg on the highway for 16 mpg combined. Those numbers make the automatic Z06 the victim of a $1,300 gas-guzzler tax (while the manual version isn’t penalized).Still, longtime Chevrolet spokesman Monte Doran notes that the fuel consumption isn’t that bad, relatively speaking.“It is one of the most fuel-efficient 650-hp cars you can get,” he pointed out to Edmunds.And, after all, don’t forget you’re driving the most powerful production GM vehicle ever made.(For comparison’s sake, the 2015 Z06 with a 7-speed transmission gets 15 city, 22 highway, 18 combined. The 2015 450-hp base Stingray delivers 17 city, 29 highway, 21 combined with a 7-speed manual, while the base automatic gets 16 city, 29 highway, 20 combined. And the supercharged 2013 Corvette ZR1 with 638 horsepower achieved 21 MPG highway and 14 MPG city for 17 MPG combined. The C7 Z06 squeezes those two extra highway MPGs from the LT4's fuel saving technologies which include variable valve timing, direct injection, and the addition of “Eco-Mode” which shuts off four of the eight cylinders.)
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