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Old 07-26-2013, 11:47 AM   #68
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
My friends 6 speed LT1 gets 30 mpg on my commute and that's 87 octane. When you look at the cost of premium our cars aren't much more frugal than tall geared V8's, but I have about a dozen hills on my commute that may be the difference?
I'd wager your commute is mostly highway? Stop and go is really where the twins shine. Mine gets as good of mileage in that situation as my wife's civic. My commute is all stop and go.

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