The Chevrolet Corvette's highway fuel economy rating just got worse because people like fast cars
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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's fuel economy rating has been reduced because too many customers are choosing an optional high performance package that makes it less efficient.
Autoblog reports that the change is the result of most customers optioning their Stingrays with the $5,995 Z51 package, which adds high performance brakes and tires along with a rear axle with a different final drive ratio that makes it quicker and more responsive, but reduces its fuel efficiency at high speed. A Chevrolet spokesperson revealed that 70 percent of Stingrays are being equipped with the package and that the EPA requires that a model be reported in its most popular configuration, so it had to make the update. Interestingly, the Stingray's combined fuel economy remains the same at 19 mpg thanks to a one mpg improvement in the city, courtesy of "an upgraded direct injection fuel system, improved engine calibration and an enhanced Active Fuel Management range," the spokesman said.
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