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Old 06-07-2008, 06:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
silvergoat2k6
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Re: '09 911: up to 30% more power, 13% better mileage

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Originally Posted by E. Haskell View Post
And with 46 more HP and no fancy trasmission or direct injection.
I would imagine that the very tall 6th gear (0.50 I believe) has a lot to do with that.

My GTO turns 2000 rpm's at 80 mph in 6th and gets 25 mpg...I've never driven one, but I would think a Corvette would be turning probably around 1700 rpm and get even better mileage (as it's also more aerodynamic).
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