The 2014 Corvette Stingray will deliver up to an EPA-estimated 17
miles per gallon in the city, and 29 mpg on the highway, making the new
Stingray the most fuel efficient sports car on the market as no other
car offers more than 455 horsepower and greater than 29 mpg highway.
“The Corvette Stingray establishes the benchmark for modern
performance cars by using technologies to deliver more performance and
more miles per gallon,” said Tadge Juechter, executive chief engineer
for the Corvette. “We expect more and more performance cars will follow
Corvette’s example.”
The EPA estimate of 17 city and 29 highway is for the Corvette
Stingray equipped with an all-new, seven-speed manual transmission. The
estimate reflects an average of fuel economy in both the default “Tour”
mode, which delivers 28 mpg highway, and driver-selectable “Eco” mode,
which delivers 30 mpg highway. For Stingrays equipped with the
seven-speed manual transmission, Eco mode enables Active Fuel
Management, which disables four of the cylinders for improved fuel
economy during light engine loads.
For Corvette Stingrays equipped with the six-speed automatic, Active
Fuel Management is active in all drive modes until the driver engages
the manual-shift mode using the steering-wheel paddles. Fuel economy
estimates for Corvette Stingrays equipped with the six-speed automatic
will be finalized soon.
The highway rating represents an 11-percent increase in fuel economy
over the previous Corvette, while the all-new 6.2L LT1 V-8 delivers 455
horsepower, a 6-percent increase over the previous Corvette. The LT1
delivers 460 horsepower with the available dual-mode exhaust.
By comparison, the Porsche 911 Carrera S delivers 400 horsepower, and an EPA-estimated 27 mpg highway.
Sports cars with more than 455 horsepower typically offer
significantly lower highway fuel economy estimates than the Corvette
Stingray. For example, the Jaguar F-Type S offers 495 hp and 23 mpg
highway while the Audi R8 V10 offers 510 hp and 19 mpg highway.
Sports cars that deliver more than 29 mpg highway based on EPA
estimates typically deliver significantly less engine output. For
example, the Porsche Cayman offers 30 mpg and 275 hp while the BMW Z4
sDrive28 delivers 34 mpg and 241 hp.
The 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe goes on sale this fall, with a convertible following by the end of the year.
Courtesy of GM News
