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Location: Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, USA
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The ZO6 LT7 engine is the first 500+ hp engine to not be classed a taxable gas guzzler, with a combined mileage of something like 20.6 mpg. Granted, we got 16 mpg (two car writers) over the course of burning two tankfuls last week at the intro in Virginia, but that was with reasonably spirited driving. Not saying we were a pair of Johnny O'Connells, but certainly we weren't lumping around in sixth all day.
Oh, and as for my having said GM is making world-class products, I believe what I said was that the ZO6 is a world-class product, which is quite a different thing.
And yes, the ZO6 "second fastest" Nordschleife time is for production cars. I assume that the quasi-Lotus kit car with the Honda engine, which indeed did beat the CGT time, is not considered to be a true production car.
Stephan
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Stephan Wilkinson
'83 911SC Gold-Plated Porsche
'04 replacement Boxster
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