Stock, the manual GTO gets better highway gas mileage than a V-6 Honda Accord.

That is, a much-heavier car (the GTO) at 400HP gets better gas mileage than a 240HP car that is lighter.

Honda is known for their great engines, and I have no doubt they are reliable, but that is pretty amazing.

Driving my automatic GTO to work this morning (No interest in driving sticks any more — I did it for nearly 15 years, and the automatic GTO is actually quicker than the manual), in stop and go traffic, I got 17 MPG.

Not too fucking bad for a car with 470HP or so.

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