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2003 Chevrolet Corvette Gas Mileage (MPG)

2003 Chevrolet Corvette Gas Mileage (MPG):

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Chevrolet Corvette's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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Chevrolet Corvette Gas Mileage

Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 20 22 26 32 70 26.7
2003 2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 20 22 26 32 70 26.7
  Averages flat med light 20 22 26 32 70 26.7
With the 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2003 Chevrolet Corvette fuel economy has been averaging 26.7 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Chevrolet Corvettes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 32 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (26 percent), in the city (22 percent), and in heavy traffic (20 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Chevrolet Corvette in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 mtns light light 10 0 10 80 65 29.0
2003 2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 mtns light light 10 0 10 80 65 29.0
  Averages mtns light light 10 0 10 80 65 29.0
With the 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2003 Chevrolet Corvette has been averaging 29.0 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Chevrolet Corvettes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 80 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (10 percent), in the suburbs (10 percent), and in the city (0 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Chevrolet Corvette in this analysis was driven on mountainous terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat lead none 1 5 35 59 74 19.6
2003 2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat lead none 1 5 35 59 74 19.6
  Averages flat lead none 1 5 35 59 74 19.6
With the 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2003 Chevrolet Corvette gas mileage has been averaging 19.6 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Chevrolet Corvettes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 74 miles per hour (about 59 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Chevrolet Corvette in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC not used at all.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
4-speed automatic RWD		 hills med none 10 5 60 25 70 24.0
hills lead none 0 60 30 10 80 25.0
flat light light 0 20 70 10 60 20.5
hills lead none 0 60 30 10 70 20.0
2003 2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8
4-speed automatic RWD		 hills med none 3 36 48 14 70 22.4
  Averages hills med none 3 36 48 14 70 22.4
With the 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2003 Chevrolet Corvette fuel economy has been averaging 22.4 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Chevrolet Corvettes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 48 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (36 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (14 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Chevrolet Corvette in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all.

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2003 Chevrolet Corvette Fuel Economy: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 Great for the size of the engine, but not good enough for $4.00 plus gas prices. As gas goes up, the car gets driven less and less.