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"Fast and Frugal Index 107.27   A Corvette? Yes, a . Who says pushrods are outdated technology? Certainly not team Corvette, which knows the fuel economy secrets of a large-displacement engine loafing along at low rpm. The new LS3 powerplant produces a prodigious 430 bhp and yet the car is capable of scoring 26 mpg on the EPA highway cycle. And it&amp;#039;s not unheard of seeing upward of 28 mpg cruising along at 70 mph with the 6-speed manual transmission in the top overdrive gear. Reports about the imminent death of the V-8, to paraphrase Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated. Perhaps we can also thank the annoying skip-shift feature for putting the Corvette on the list. It is a testament to American ingenuity that this V-8 2-seater can accelerate to 60 mph in less than 5 sec., pull more than 0.90g on the skidpad and rocket through the slalom at nearly 70 mph while averaging 21.0 mpg with no gas-guzzler tax. And with an 18.0-gal. tank, it can cruise well over 400 miles. Not bad work.      Chevrolet Corvette Z51       Price As Tested     $56,185       MPG     16 city/26 highway/21.0 average       0\u201360 mph     4.3 sec.       Slalom     69.2 mph       Quarter Mile     12.6 sec. @ 115.7 mph       Skidpad     0.93g       60\u20130-mph Braking     119 ft.       Tank Capacity     18.0 gal.       Theoretical Maximum Range     468 miles       Cost to Fill     $72.00       EPA Estimated Annual Fuel Cost     $3109     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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