fishbone Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 There are already people getting damn near 30mpg freeway with the g8 gt. Some of the slightly used 08s are already going for 23k around here I've heard this before from other cars. Some guy was trying to convince me he's pushing 35mph with a V6 Altima on the freeway. Come to find out he does so driving no faster than ~60mph. Who the hell drives 60 on the freeway anymore So we gotta keep in mind the speed as well, I'm sure I can get closer to 30 if I were to drive closer to 60, but with the speed limit here being 70, I simply cruise at 78mph worry-free which lands the tach at almost exactly 3K RPM. So bye bye optimal fuel economy. Talk to me about gas being expensive when it hits over 4 bucks a gallon. Europe has desensitized me forever. Until that point, I could not possibly care less. Of course, lest we speak of Hummer-like fuel economy of a stellar 9mpg, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I've heard this before from other cars. Some guy was trying to convince me he's pushing 35mph with a V6 Altima on the freeway. Come to find out he does so driving no faster than ~60mph. Who the hell drives 60 on the freeway anymore So we gotta keep in mind the speed as well, I'm sure I can get closer to 30 if I were to drive closer to 60, but with the speed limit here being 70, I simply cruise at 78mph worry-free which lands the tach at almost exactly 3K RPM. So bye bye optimal fuel economy. Yes but subie gearing is worlds away from GM. My T/A 6 speed was at 2100rpms at 90mph in 6th. At 60mph it didnt even really wanna be in 6th floating right around the 1400rpms mark. When it was modded with 4.10s and 430whp i got almost 24mpg freeway still. Now i know the g8 gt is auto but it is a 6 speed auto, the manual will still get lightly better mpg but nothing like my 6 speed manual got over the 4 speed autos back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 New Transformers movie. ....no Pontiac....hmmm....LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 New Transformers movie. ....no Pontiac....hmmm....LOL... They will have to replace with Acura or Lexus then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight705 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 there wasn't any pontiac except jazz and he's already dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 They killed the black guy first... typical horror movie. Oh wait... wrong genre. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTGT Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Do you guys think we will be able to fine G8 GXP's for cheap? (Relative to their list price that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight705 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 maybe. unless the pontiac dealers are now marking them up since they are now "rare" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I've watched all the local Honda dealers do it with the S2000 right now. $4k more. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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