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Old 10-29-2012, 08:04 PM
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Default Re: GM unveils small-block, LT1 6.2-liter V-8

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Juechter said the base 2014 Corvette will generate 450 horsepower or greater. The all-new Corvette also is expected to generate 450 foot-pounds of torque and achieve more than 26 miles per gallon fuel economy.</div></div>

While I didn't have 450hp/450ft lbs, I was getting 26+ mpg in my 89 Corvette on a trip between South Bend and Milwaukee and back, using all eight cylinders. Never went faster than 135 on that trip either.
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