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Old 05-27-2009, 10:42 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by shabarivas View Post
Honestly - I think this is what it is... Nissan wants more ppl to feel the "economic-ness" of the 370 - hence vvel - so under 4k - most reasonable driving will be nice and friendly on the gas tank and if you wanna push it past - then say hello to 12mpg Honestly some tuning and that should all go away - cant wait for ppl to really understand the vvel systems
The 370z gets the same mileage as the 435 hp Corvette at 16city/26hwy. That's actually quite inneficient when you consider the 'vette has more than 100 hp more. If Nissan used chevy's tricks with shifting and gearing, they would probably get like 19/29.

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