Edmunds lists most, least fuel-efficient sporty vehicles
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Edmunds lists most, least fuel-efficient sporty vehicles
Edmunds lists most, least fuel-efficient sporty vehicles
Question: can sporty vehicles be fuel efficient? Answer: yes. Recently, the team over at Edmunds Auto Observer compiled a list of some of the most and least fuel-efficient sporty vehicles available. Surprisingly, there's a monstrous gap (of $165) between the lowest and highest monthly fuel costs (computed with gasoline at $3.96 a gallon) for vehicles in the "sporty" category.
Coming out on top, with the lowest estimated monthly fuel costs for sporty vehicles, was the Mini Cooper ($165), followed closely by the Mini Cooper convertible ($169), Mini Cooper S ($174) and the Mini Cooper with the John Cooper Works package ($186). Notice a trend? Slotting into fifth place was the Volkswagen GTI with six-speed automatic transmission ($195). Down at the bottom of the chart, with estimated monthly fuel costs of $330, was the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and BMW M3.
http://www.autoobserver.com/2011/05/...orts-cars.html
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Not sure how the IS F is on the list when its the only car in its class to avoid the gas guzzler tax. I guess this is out of models they have tested?
And I am not really impressed with those most fuel efficient numbers.
OMG a tiny 4 cylinder Cooper is more efficient than a 100 grand 7.0 V-8 Supercharged ZR-1, the agony!
And I am not really impressed with those most fuel efficient numbers.
OMG a tiny 4 cylinder Cooper is more efficient than a 100 grand 7.0 V-8 Supercharged ZR-1, the agony!
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Not sure how the IS F is on the list when its the only car in its class to avoid the gas guzzler tax. I guess this is out of models they have tested?
And I am not really impressed with those most fuel efficient numbers.
OMG a tiny 4 cylinder Cooper is more efficient than a 100 grand 7.0 V-8 Supercharged ZR-1, the agony!
And I am not really impressed with those most fuel efficient numbers.
OMG a tiny 4 cylinder Cooper is more efficient than a 100 grand 7.0 V-8 Supercharged ZR-1, the agony!
6.2L* V8 LS9 actually
The Mitsu Eclipse even got a nod at fuel efficient sporty car. lol oh the horror
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An interesting question is why the Honda CR-Z is not on the Most Efficient List...it certainly has the gas-mileage for it. Maybe they just don't consider it sporty enough. It is the only production hybrid, though, to offer a conventional 3-pedal 6-speed manual transmission.
Also interesting is the Mazda RX-8 on the Least-Efficient list, with a tiny 1.3L twin-rotary. Rotaries, though, do have a reputation for both gas and oil-use.
Also interesting is the Mazda RX-8 on the Least-Efficient list, with a tiny 1.3L twin-rotary. Rotaries, though, do have a reputation for both gas and oil-use.
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Cayman AND Boxster should be BOTH in the top group with 911 maybe just outside but NOT in lower group
What Porsche can do on mileage is as amazing as the handling
What Porsche can do on mileage is as amazing as the handling
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An interesting question is why the Honda CR-Z is not on the Most Efficient List...it certainly has the gas-mileage for it. Maybe they just don't consider it sporty enough. It is the only production hybrid, though, to offer a conventional 3-pedal 6-speed manual transmission.
Also interesting is the Mazda RX-8 on the Least-Efficient list, with a tiny 1.3L twin-rotary. Rotaries, though, do have a reputation for both gas and oil-use.
Also interesting is the Mazda RX-8 on the Least-Efficient list, with a tiny 1.3L twin-rotary. Rotaries, though, do have a reputation for both gas and oil-use.
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Non-turbo rotaries are also known for low torque, especially at low RPMs (the RX-8, for example, makes only 159 ft-lbs......at over 5000 RPM). But their turbine-like smoothness lets them easily and seamlessly rev to those high RPMs they need for max-power.
Last, some Mazda dealerships screw you on a rotary's parts and service because the RX-8 is the only production car in America with that type of powerplant, and they control much (but not all) of the parts-outlets for them.
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