June 7, 2011
how much gas can you save with a 6 speed?
I really like the c5 corvettes and trans am/firebirds and I was wondering if I got a manual and shift it into 6th gear would I get great gas mileage. Also I havent tried it but if you are city driving say 35 mph. If I put it in 4th gear would I get great gas mileage as well. I want to get great gas mileage for the most part but I will do the occasional pedal to the metal driving just for fun.
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if you are concerned about mpgs then you do not want a trans/am or a vette. that being said, all cars are different, driving a lambo at 35 will achieve worse gas mileage than driving it at 75. often a 6-speed will get worse mileage than a 5-speed because of gearing (i know that is the case in the mazda miata, and am pretty sure the case in the vette). if you are looking for a fast and efficient car get two cars, one cheap old civic or corolla or the like for day to day driving and a real car for the weekends.
the only reason i would think of geingt 6 spd is because if u like to be going at high speeds but low rpms thats the only time it will save gas keeping the rpm low
but if u keep the rpm low in a 5 spd than it doesn’t really matter
personally i would just want the car and worry about gas by driving conservatively
Those cars get surprisingly good mileage for a powerful V8. High 20′s on the highway isn’t uncommon.
A C5 Vette will get 30 MPG all day long at freeway speed, but around town with stop and go traffic you wont see that much.
Go for it if you want one. I have waited all my life while raising all my kids, and only NOW with gray hair can I afford one. The trouble is, it’s not a very practical car for my needs, and at my age, everything I buy has to be practical.
Not likely, since the top gear ratio on the 5 speeds and 6 speeds are virtual identical, it is the lower gears that are slightly changed to keep RPMs in the critical hi-power range. It is an idea that looks better on paper (marketing paper, not design) than in practice.