Quick Silver Z

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/46...he-impossible/

zland

The C6 already got relatively good mpg. The C7 is getting better but lets not get carried away, it is just a few mpg = article is a bit hype to me.

Bill17601

The fact that the car makes 460 HP and gets 30 MPG is not hype it is good engineering. That is more HP and more MPG then any other Corvette in history. You might not think that is a big deal but it surly is amazing. What that means it will kick your LS3 Corvettes a$$ and get better millage doing it.

CPhelps

So it makes ~7.7% more power while returning ~11% better highway fuel economy and ~6% city fuel economy. Seems pretty good to me.

red2012

No wondering the bickering never ends. I took all of two post for someone to slam the C6 for no good reason. Not called for and nothing to do with topic.

truth.b

First of all that is a terrible sentence and secondly it still surprises me how many in the public don't know about the fuel efficiency of Corvette's (particullarly C5 & C6). It makes me wonder if GM had published the Standard Coupe's MPG better would they have sold more....

JoesC5

At this point, the LT1 looks to be a winner.

Lavender

Is the number of cylinders relevant? Or you are just trying to stir the pot?

Kappa

You might want to read up a bit more on AFM.

Kappa

Not hype at all. Engineers are going to great lengths just to gain .5 mpg these days. Just look at the move to electric power steering. For the C7 to gain power, performance and fuel economy while experiencing weight creep over the C6 is very impressive.

Mike Mercury

granted, it is more an "infomercial" than a serious review. But it's still great to read - for those liking the C7

Greg00Coupe

It's all about the money to me..........They pack that much HP into it and save me a gas guzzer tax.........you go GM!!!!

Pay 3,4 8, K as a tax........ and get what for that?

BlueOx

That just goes to show how unnecessary those other 4 cyl were at 60-70!

Remember that the C7 has more hp and yet will get a lot better mpg on the highway. I'm guessing the average owner who is trying will average 35+ at 70 on the freeway with the manual in 7th gear.

This is all far from impossible and that's good news since the Corvette has to get significantly better mpg in the years to come.

Lavender

MikeyTX

Meh ! .............................. Damn It Bowling Green .............. I want the dang car ...................... NOW !

Snorman

It actually only took all of one post for somebody to bring up the C6 and denounce the advancements in fuel economy of the C7. I guess you skimmed right over that post.

S.

Mike Mercury

it's not burning half the fuel; the load is not halved.

And there's more drag on the engine - having to rotate "dead mass" (non functioning cylinders).

AFM does help; but not to the extent you are hoping it does.

Big Dan 427

Not that big a deal IMO. The Corvette is a 3300lb. aerodynamically designed vehicle and the hp/epa have not changed much from the predeccessor. With all of the new electronics it should have been better. The 4300lb. Acura MDX increased its highway mpg by 6mpg in part by adding DI, VCM and drive by wire. The front wheel drive gets 28 on the highway (one more) than the AWD. Oh and Acura shaved 275 pounds out of the old car, so it sure isn't impossible to cut fuel usage.

Snorman

Exactly.
It's going to be interesting to see how creative manufacturers have to get in coming years to meet CAFE '16. I think AFM and DI are going to be just the beginning.
S.

zland

I understand it is good, just think it is not "pulling off the impossible" to redesign a motor & get "7.7% more power while returning ~11% better highway fuel economy and ~6% city fuel economy" as posted above.

I think some of you guys are a bit too sensitive. The fact is just about every time a car manufacture redesigns a motor, these type of results are common more then not (more hp + better mpg) & that is the basis for me stating "pulled off the impossible" is more hype than anything to me. I understand they want to market the car to sell them but lets be real about what is normal engineering & what is considered the impossible. It seems like to me cars using Direct Injection get about 10-15% more HP so if tuned to improve mpg, getting about half that hp gain seems like a NORMAL trade off/outcome.

I remember a number of people questioning why GM was not able to get more hp out of this motor - remember when a lot of people were predicting 480-500+ hp before we knew the numbers?

The shift I have seen is when the initial designs were coming out & less data was know, people were not as invested in the final product & a broader range of opinions were being accepted. Now, many have fell in love with the car, ordered it, & it seems like any discussion becomes a situation where people get really upset if anyone states anything less then the C7 is the best car ever produced, completely different than any Corvette ever designed, etc.