370z MPG VS V8

Magic Bus · 07-21-2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fizzer

Oh yeah.

Our car: ~2400rpm 6th gear @65mph
Stang GT500: ~1300rpm 6th gear @65mph
Vette: ~1400rpm 6th gear @65mph

My pop's C6 can get dang near 30mpg at a steady 65mph cruise (not that any of these cars are usually cruised at 65).

I think the 370 could use a taller 6th, it certainly has the torque.

Good post. Personally, I prefer the shorter gearing for the Z as it's a mountain/twisties kind of car more so vs the other two. So giving up a few mpg's on the highway has never been a concern for me.

Wait a minute, I live on a frickin island.....what's a highway??

Munts · 07-21-2014, 05:42 PM

The point of this thread wasn't to worry about MPG..

I had an 04' S4 that only got around 16 MPG combined, and I loved every second of it.

I was just making an interesting observation how certain V8 cars manage to get the same if not better MPG than the Z. Simple as that.

onzedge · 07-21-2014, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Munts

The point of this thread wasn't to worry about MPG..

I had an 04' S4 that only got around 16 MPG combined, and I loved every second of it.

I was just making an interesting observation how certain V8 cars manage to get the same if not better MPG than the Z. Simple as that.

I think you don't know us very well if you did not fully expect this thread to wander off into the hinterlands of non-sequitors and random observations.

You'll learn over time.

Munts · 07-21-2014, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I think you don't know us very well if you did not fully expect this thread to wander off into the hinterlands of non-sequitors and random observations.

You'll learn over time.

Yeah I guess I should have figured anything to do with MPG is a dangerous topic..

onzedge · 07-21-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Munts

Yeah I guess I should have figured anything to do with MPG is a dangerous topic..

07-21-2014, 05:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Munts Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: St Paul, Minnesota Posts: 101 Drives: 2009 MT Touring Rep Power: 13	The point of this thread wasn't to worry about MPG.. I had an 04' S4 that only got around 16 MPG combined, and I loved every second of it. I was just making an interesting observation how certain V8 cars manage to get the same if not better MPG than the Z. Simple as that.