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electricchild,solo350z,pinkydemon and c5 vette, blank statements don't cut it. You think thats all it takes, think my comments aren't worth the time but you'll take the time to put out your owned idiotic blanket statements.

as an example, c5 vette, you state your vehicle gets over 30 mph but the spec for you car notes 28 MPG. Your full of it, just as are most of the statements you have made.

electricchild noted I must be 12 but you call yourself a child, what a dumb ***

Marhot wins

And hey, c5 vette, I 'll take you on anytime, you arrogant punk (This means you exaggerate your own worth or importance in a overbearing manner). Sounds like you, right!

 

Wow are you that much of a idiot?

Take advice from people who have OWNED the car. The Corvette with the LS1, gets over 30 on the highway. So did my TransAm, so did my C4 Vette, and so on. The 350Z is lucky to get past 26mpg highway at 70mph. The Vette can.

Mods, time for ban on this guy?

 

A Corvette? Yes, a Corvette. Who says pushrods are outdated technology?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'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.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6878

 

The 350Z wouldn't normally come to mind when talking about fuel economy, given the stock car's powerful 306-bhp 3.5-liter V-6 and 6-speed manual gearbox. And yet, the car's highway rating of 25 mpg puts it on par with such family haulers as Nissan's own Altima, which also uses the VQ V-6. While the engine gives the 350Z good performance numbers, such as a 5.3-sec. 0–60 time, it's the Nismo tweaks to the chassis that put the Z over the top in the fun factor, pushing lateral acceleration to 0.96g and giving the car the ability to run through our 700-ft. slalom at 69.4 mph, a speed that matches the Aston Martin V8 Vantage. And yet, the car isn't a thirsty V-8. Also worth noting is that the Nissan has the largest fuel tank in the top 10 with a capacity of 20.0 gal. This volume, according to our theoretical range formula, can take you up to 500 miles — but it will cost $80 to fill it up from bone dry.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6875

 

Agreed.

 

You guys impress me.

I grant one free (each) jab at domestics to the both of you for future use.

 

 

Wow, I might have to take a drive up to Atlanta when i pick up my car to show you how the C5 can get 30mpg.

 

Guess that makes me full of it. I've gotten 30MPG and the Z is rated 26MPG.

 

@ 55 MPH I get 34 MPG and 65 MPH 27 MPG on my Z. The Z's milage is good at normal highway speeds.

 

Yea I noticed on my NISMO it went from around 26-27 at 65 mph to 24-25 at 70mph. A Corvette at 70 though will go over 30mpg which is nice.

 

LOL!!! blank statments my a$$.. I stated facts based on real world experience.... not some fcking magazine numbers you clown!...

and now you want to take me on... WTF nice E-thugging if you want to run thats fine, meet me at a track and we can do it legally what have you run at the track.. still waiting on some numbers...

I stated facts based on my expereince in this thread, while you spouted off nonsense... you are very misinformed when it comes to corvettes and the LS series of engines in general..

several people mostly Z owners stated what the car/ engine is capable of.. yet you kept on stating basless ideas...

please take the time to actually learn something....

 

Well considering how my first car was an 02 Trans Am WS6 (which drives just like a c5 corvette), the reason I sold it for a 350Z was mostly because of how the Z, despite being somewhat less powerful, handled one hell of a lot better (on top of having a much nicer interior). The 350Z is far more deserving of being called a true sports car than a corvette (which should only be called a performance car) if you ask me.

 

I'm sorry man but F-bods handle like garbage compared to vettes.. and F-bod guys admit this fact... I have freinds with F-bods and they suck in the corners

 

I completely agree, but some fbody fan bois would definitely deny this, especially some that autox. lol!

 

yea thats true lol there will always be fan bois, most of the F-bod guys that auto-x and roadcourse usually upgrade their suspension etc pretty quickly

 

ZOMG!!!!

You gotta be kidding me. Come on man. The Corvette has always been the better handling, more sophisticated car.

 

Sorry, but I just have to argue your point. My T/A was definitely very close to corvette handling territory with its stiffer WS6 suspension. It had tons of grip and even had a stiffer and rougher ride than my 350Z has (which feels remarkably smooth in comparison). What won me over with the Z is how much tighter, and more precise the steering is. The Z just all around drives better despite the WS6's ability to keep up in grip, and is much more fun to take around the twisties and backroads. Sure the vette has a slight advantage on the T/A, but I still think that it drives pertty much the same.

 

That's also the difference between the 'Vette and F-Body, especially with the Z51 suspension. The F-Body's just don't have the structural stiffness, weight distribution, light weight or suspension design of the C5.