Today, Chevrolet announced the EPA economy rating for the 2014 Corvette Stingray. Â The EPA verdict is: 17 MPG City and 29 MPG Highway. Â This rating is for the all new 2014 Corvette with the 7-speed manual gearbox. Â EPA’s 29 MPG is an average between the 28 in default “Tour” mode and 30 MPG in driver-selectable “Eco” mode. Â The Eco mode deactivates four of the eight cylinders for light duty highway cruising. Â Why not leave it in Eco for the highway all the time?
This is highly impressive and also best economy rating of any performance sports car. Â Chevrolet points out that there are no other car in the world which produces 455 or more horsepower and has 29 MPG or better highway rating. Â We have to agree with this claim.
Interestingly, Chevy compared the Stingray rating with the following sports cars:
| HP | Hwy MPG | |
| 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | 455 | 29 |
| 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S | 400 | 27 |
| 2014 Jaguar F-Type S | 495 | Â 23 |
| 2014 Audi R8 V10 | 510 | Â 19 |
| 2014 Porsche Cayman | 275 | Â 30 |
| 2014 BMW Z4 sDrive28 | 240 | Â 34 |
If you have not already, you have to watch this Detroit unveil video of the 2014 Stingray
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFLcar since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or simply ‘going for a drive’.
