Re: Corvette owners don't need to lie about supposed fuel economy

Josh S wrote:
> In article <482A55CB.1020004@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  John Smith <user@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Well folks, this *IS* the truth.  '98 roadster.  On the highway w cruse

>> set somewhere between 65 & 70 to FL and back to OH the 2,200 mile 
>> average was 30.21.
> 
> I believe you. Most mid to large sized cars get about that on the 
> highway if they have the correct gearing.
> It's in urban driving with stop lights where they fall far behind 
> smaller engined vehicles.

Actually it the mass required to be accelerated and how quickly it's 
done that determines urban mileage. Since the piss-ant engines in the 
smaller engined vehicles aren't capable of accelerating anything quickly 
it's simply more difficult to get poor mileage, but the people who buy 
them typically haven't a clue about what goes on under the hood anyway.