Ex-Tesla VP Says Congress Should Tax Gas to $6 per Gallon

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Re: Ex-Tesla VP Says Congress Should Tax Gas to $6 per Gallon

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Bounty wrote:Of course, you're comparing a two-door sports car to a foor-door saloon.
The Camaro is actually a fairly big car: by European standards, it would be more of a grand tourer than a sports car. It'd probably be more appropriate to compare it to the 6 Series (whose dimensions are similar to both cars anyway), but since I used the 535i earlier:

Camaro V6: (BMW 535i)
Length: 4,836mm (4,854mm)
Width: 1,918mm (1,847mm)
Height: 1,377mm (1,468mm)
Wheelbase: 2,852mm (2,888mm)
Curb weight: 1,705 kg (1,684 kg)
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Re: Ex-Tesla VP Says Congress Should Tax Gas to $6 per Gallon

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Ah, that's just a few pounds off then? I thought the Camaro was lighter.
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Bounty wrote:Ah, that's just a few pounds off then? I thought the Camaro was lighter.
The last Camaro (the one they stopped making in 2002) was lighter than the new one by about 200 kilos, but then that car had an older, less robust chassis design, a live-axle rear suspension, and only the most basic safety features.
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