Very well put IMO. Quit googling numbers to impress others.
I think you have to look past the numbers and see what you're getting. People know when they buy the car they are buying it for the fun, not the MPG's. You think people buy a Civic Si and think they are gonna go fast? Nope. Slow...still gets good mpg's. That's it. Hell, I've been able to pull an average of 24.9mpg around town and 31-33mpg's on the highway. It is all based on the right foot and you're tuning skills whether you will get good mpg's or not. End of story. I could get 26mpg city out of your GT...it'll get beat by Geo's but it'll turn 26 city 40 highway.
I love threads like this.