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Originally Posted by Number 3
Oh dear God all mighty, stop getting so hopeful.
Mass has very little affect on highway FE. Highway FE is 50% aerodynamics, 30% powertrain and 20% rolling resistance (mass).
You realize you are now hoping a 335 HP Camaro will deliver the same highway FE as a Cruze weighing in at 3250 pounds with a 1.4 liter turbo 4 cylinder with 138 HP????????
Again, I'll qualify with the "I hope you are right", but sadly, I know you are wrong.
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They are getting 30mpg right now with a 4 year old engine , They have switched to a smaller and lighter platform with more gears , only expecting a 2 mpg gain seems to be not expecting much when you take less weight , more gears and a more efficient engine , we all will know soon enough .