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I'm around 18 city and 24 highway, with very spirited driving. I could get 19/25 if I tried, but driving is to fun for that so I enjoy myself. I do about 60/40 city to highway.
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My CTS-V provides 5.7L of LS6 fuel efficiency! This is combined highway and city. Skip shifting and very moderate throttle. If its just city driving I can manage 19-20 mpg if I don't drive hard.
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What the helll? How is the Vs MPG so much worse??
Im stock and in town with regular driving its around 17-16 and on the highway its usually 28 on average with 31 if i try. Am i missing something here?
Im stock and in town with regular driving its around 17-16 and on the highway its usually 28 on average with 31 if i try. Am i missing something here?
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gearing, TB, and drag
final drive in the GTO is 3.42, and it is 3.73 in the V. and i believe that the GTO has a different TB then the V. the LS2 that is in the GTO is also different from the V, if my reading hasnt or my dad hasnt lied to me. the LS2 that the 05-06 GTO ran has the Holden variation of the LS2 called the L76. the big difference in the 2 is the TB, LS2 has 90MM and L76 has a 78MM. i could be wrong about that, so if i am my bad. also, since the goat is lower slung and i believe is has a lower drag coeffient then the V.
EDIT: My bad, G8 uses the L76. but i still think the GTO has a smaller TB.
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From my last track event, I think I got about 9mpg
do I win a prize? say a tank of gas?
couple summers ago I drove to Neb from TX and got 26mpg with 3 people in the car and full trunk of luggage...
--Jerry
do I win a prize? say a tank of gas?
couple summers ago I drove to Neb from TX and got 26mpg with 3 people in the car and full trunk of luggage...
--Jerry
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Edit: Found it, 04 GTO= .31 04 CTS-V= .36
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yes you are...
gearing, TB, and drag
final drive in the GTO is 3.42, and it is 3.73 in the V. and i believe that the GTO has a different TB then the V. the LS2 that is in the GTO is also different from the V, if my reading hasnt or my dad hasnt lied to me. the LS2 that the 05-06 GTO ran has the Holden variation of the LS2 called the L76. the big difference in the 2 is the TB, LS2 has 90MM and L76 has a 78MM. i could be wrong about that, so if i am my bad. also, since the goat is lower slung and i believe is has a lower drag coeffient then the V.
EDIT: My bad, G8 uses the L76. but i still think the GTO has a smaller TB.
gearing, TB, and drag
final drive in the GTO is 3.42, and it is 3.73 in the V. and i believe that the GTO has a different TB then the V. the LS2 that is in the GTO is also different from the V, if my reading hasnt or my dad hasnt lied to me. the LS2 that the 05-06 GTO ran has the Holden variation of the LS2 called the L76. the big difference in the 2 is the TB, LS2 has 90MM and L76 has a 78MM. i could be wrong about that, so if i am my bad. also, since the goat is lower slung and i believe is has a lower drag coeffient then the V.
EDIT: My bad, G8 uses the L76. but i still think the GTO has a smaller TB.
I think it's mostly gearing and the extra 250lbs. At 80 i'm at 2k rpms compared to the goat which is probably around 1700. Aero has some to do with it too, to lazy to actually look up the drag coefficients but I'm betting the goat's is much better than the boxy V.
Edit: Found it, 04 GTO= .31 04 CTS-V= .36
Edit: Found it, 04 GTO= .31 04 CTS-V= .36
Heres a pic of me at 59mph in 6th gear at 1500rpms or so. My gears are a lot shorter then an F bodies.