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Originally Posted by marks73ta
They all say our full size Pontiacs are big heavy boats. The sleak modern Challenger probably weighs more than your Cat. I love it. Nice car. Do you have any times on it yet? Always loved '65's and the sedans are neat. MArk L
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Generally speaking, I like the challenger, but I have to laugh when people think my 67GP eats gas like no tomorrow and weighs more than a Mack truck. A fully loaded big Mercedes or BMW 740i is just as heavy as my ride (740i curb weight = 4,381 lbs + 180 lb driver = 4,561 lbs with one driver !), and as for gas mileage, I get 10 MPG 100% local driving, and 16 MPG on the highway, and all that driving is punctuated with many rapid accelerations.
I saw a road test of a Mercedes SL 500 a few years back, and the magazine got 10 MPG in mixed driving ! I'm sure they were lead footing it most of the time, but I've driven V-8 cylinder rental cars in the past, that only got 12-12.5 MPG in the city, so that sounds about right for a powerful car driven aggresively.
If I had to make a guess, I would say that my 67GP gets only 15%-20% worse gas mileage than an average V-8 car does today, and that's provided the driver of the new car doesn't floor it constantly, which is exactly what I would do when driving a new car, due to the lack of torque.