second thoughts about future cars

[Jpx87]

at first i was dead set on gettign another camaro with a 8 this time or a gto but i have also been looking at german cars too especially audi cause i really like them. but with the rising price of gas it seems like it will cost a arm and leg to drive a z28 or gto especially on high test with a big v8 buring the gas. how expensive would gas have to get for you not to get something like a z28 or gto?

[vanbibber]

it would not stop me. i dont care how high gas gets i will b**** and moan about it, and be happy about having my car. high insurance + high gas = the price you pay for a muscle car

[BLLDOGG]

well, thats why the have displacement on demand ;)

it would probably never get too high for me cause if i ever got my hands on one, i would need racing fuel after i got done with it :D

[99v6cam]

LSx motors get better gas mileage than alot of other cars out there. The LS7 motor gets better gas mileage than the honda s2000.

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by 99v6cam:
LSx motors get better gas mileage than alot of other cars out there. The LS7 motor gets better gas mileage than the honda s2000.

6=speed + ls1 can be efficeint. My dad has gotten as much as 34 mpg on the highway aand gets like 24ish city.

I am sure most audis will be similar.

[BLLDOGG]

Originally posted by 99v6cam:
LSx motors get better gas mileage than alot of other cars out there. The LS7 motor gets better gas mileage than the honda s2000.

tru dat

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 99v6cam:
LSx motors get better gas mileage than alot of other cars out there. The LS7 motor gets better gas mileage than the honda s2000.

6=speed + ls1 can be efficeint. My dad has gotten as much as 34 mpg on the highway aand gets like 24ish city.

I am sure most audis will be similar. </font>[/QUOTE]Werd. Just because it's a V8 doesn't mean it gets bad milage. Hell, my V6 Camaro got better milage then my friends prelude, which was only a tiny 2.0L 4 banger.

[silverV6firebird]

The c6 corvette (LS2) gets excellent gas milage for a car with 400hp. 18mpg city/28mpg hwy! And the 505hp C6 Z06 with the 7.0L engine (LS7) gets 16mpg city/26mpg hwy.
2005 GTO gets 17mpg city/25mpg hwy
The Audi TT coupe 250hp V6 gets 21mpg city/27mpg hwy.

[Jpx87]

yea but i was looking at the 225 1.8t but i get your point.

[Fredless]

Originally posted by 99v6cam:
LSx motors get better gas mileage than alot of other cars out there. The LS7 motor gets better gas mileage than the honda s2000.

Just like the 03 Cobra and the WRX STi get about the same mileage (boosted V8 vs boosted 4cyl)...its because you don't have to wind them up to get going. When HRM did that USA vs Japan issue a year or so ago, they blamed that the STi got the same if not worse mileage was because they were always laying into the throttle.

You have to wind that s2000 to above 6k to get it moving....the price you pay for a high revving motor.