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Old 09-22-2008, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sburns2421 View Post

Taken to the extreme, this is also how a Z06 Corvette with 7 liters and over 500 hp, not to mention several times the weight and frontal area of a bike, can achieve high 20's in mpg if driven carefully.
You are right about the Corvette, my 62 yr old coworker who has a C6 vette, drives 52 miles each way, all hwy, to and from work. he swears that he gets 28 MPG..Thats 28 MPG from a 400 hp sports car.
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