Fuel economy announcement!!!
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Wow, those are fantastic numbers. Automatics do better than manuals 
I hope GM really advertises aggressively that the V6 puts out 300HP and gets better mileage than mid size favorites Accord and Camry V6. I think it is important to break the "muscle car = gas guzzler" mindset that a lot of the public has.
For Comparison.
2002 Camaro V6 (with only 200HP) has an EPA rating of 17/28 auto 17/19 manual
2002 SS with an automatic and 100 less HP than the LS3 is now rated at 16/23, and we all know real world numbers are even better.
I hope GM really advertises aggressively that the V6 puts out 300HP and gets better mileage than mid size favorites Accord and Camry V6. I think it is important to break the "muscle car = gas guzzler" mindset that a lot of the public has.
For Comparison.
2002 Camaro V6 (with only 200HP) has an EPA rating of 17/28 auto 17/19 manual
2002 SS with an automatic and 100 less HP than the LS3 is now rated at 16/23, and we all know real world numbers are even better.
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So the new car, although 300-400lbs heavier, has 100 more horsepower, is aparently faster than the previous generation in acceleration and braking, and still gets great mileage?! Way to go team Camaro!!
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It was 200, not 225.
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i bet most of you won't see above 10 mpg for the 1st 3 months... not because the car can't do more than that.. but because you will keep the pedal down to the floor 90 percents of the time!!! lol
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And like Scott said, those numbers are conservative...we should see some real nice #'s once these cars are broken in and driven on the highway with cruise control! C6's are getting into the low to mid 30's on the highway with cruise on! I know the C6 is a few hundred pounds lighter but we should see very good #'s with the Camaro.
The only two things that keep me cautiously optimistic about the car getting noticably better numbers than what they're rated at are...
1. The G8 GT, while a bit heavier, really struggles to get its window sticker mpgs, as reported by owners on edmunds consumer reviews, and fuel economy.gov
2. Our Impala SS w/ DOD NEVER gets better than about 23.5 on the highway, and I think it's re-rated highway number was 23 or 24mpg.
So while I wouldn't be suprised to see the cars pick up a couple of mpgs, I think 30 will be a stretch in the V8 cars. Hope I'm wrong though.
Either way, still very impressive numbers!