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Automatic vs. Manual transmission
It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than
an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? |
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SBH wrote:
> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than > an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a > manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new > transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more > fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? > > Yep, The computer know how to shift the trans for economy better than you do. The only reason that older autos were worse than a stick was due to the slippage of the converter and the lack of close gearing. New trans have lock up, better gearing, better overall gear ratios and the computer controls make them work much better than a stick. -- Steve W. |
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On 2011-04-12, Steve W. > wrote:
> SBH wrote: >> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than >> an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a >> manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new >> transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more >> fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? >> >> > > Yep, The computer know how to shift the trans for economy better than > you do. The only reason that older autos were worse than a stick was due > to the slippage of the converter and the lack of close gearing. New > trans have lock up, better gearing, better overall gear ratios and the > computer controls make them work much better than a stick. But for small cars with small engines an MT will probably still be more responsive than an AT programmed for fuel economy. |
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On 04/11/2011 06:23 PM, Brent wrote:
> On 2011-04-12, Steve > wrote: >> SBH wrote: >>> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than >>> an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a >>> manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new >>> transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more >>> fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? >>> >>> >> >> Yep, The computer know how to shift the trans for economy better than >> you do. The only reason that older autos were worse than a stick was due >> to the slippage of the converter and the lack of close gearing. New >> trans have lock up, better gearing, better overall gear ratios and the >> computer controls make them work much better than a stick. > > But for small cars with small engines an MT will probably still be more > responsive than an AT programmed for fuel economy. "probably"? -- nomina rutrum rutrum |
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On 2011-04-12, jim beam > wrote:
> On 04/11/2011 06:23 PM, Brent wrote: >> On 2011-04-12, Steve > wrote: >>> SBH wrote: >>>> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than >>>> an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a >>>> manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new >>>> transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more >>>> fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Yep, The computer know how to shift the trans for economy better than >>> you do. The only reason that older autos were worse than a stick was due >>> to the slippage of the converter and the lack of close gearing. New >>> trans have lock up, better gearing, better overall gear ratios and the >>> computer controls make them work much better than a stick. >> >> But for small cars with small engines an MT will probably still be more >> responsive than an AT programmed for fuel economy. > > "probably"? What you don't have a smart ass response about some special drag racing automatic? |
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On 04/11/2011 05:45 PM, SBH wrote:
> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than > an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a > manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new > transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more > fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? lots of people know the answer to this. you could too if you could be bothered to look up the numbers on the manufacturer's website. you'd be better off asking the question "why" - if you don't want a "rtfm" answer. -- nomina rutrum rutrum |
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"jim beam" > wrote in message t... > On 04/11/2011 05:45 PM, SBH wrote: >> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage >> than >> an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants >> a >> manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new >> transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and >> more >> fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? > > lots of people know the answer to this. you could too if you could be > bothered to look up the numbers on the manufacturer's website. > > you'd be better off asking the question "why" - if you don't want a "rtfm" > answer. > Silly me, why didn't I think of that....? Oh wait, I did, but that doesn't erase my skepticism about manufacture mileage posting. It's similar to the little guy enhancing the size of his johnson because it really isn't. Therefore, I thought I'd bother myself twice and ask in here as well. You know what they say about assumptions. |
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On Apr 11, 6:00*pm, jim beam > wrote:
> On 04/11/2011 05:45 PM, SBH wrote: > > > It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage than > > an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and wants a > > manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the new > > transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and more > > fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? > > lots of people know the answer to this. *you could too if you could be > bothered to look up the numbers on the manufacturer's website. > > you'd be better off asking the question "why" - if you don't want a > "rtfm" answer. > > -- > nomina rutrum rutrum Who knows if the manufacturers are telling the truth about the fuel savings. I haven't met one person that gets the mileage that was posted on the sticker from the factory. Believe them if you want. |
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"SBH" > wrote in message ... > It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage > than an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and > wants a manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the > new transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and > more fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? In many cases, the automatic is at least as economical as, or sometimes better than, the manual. The difference is not worth the worry. And dats the truff, babe ruff. |
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:33:09 -0500, "hls" > wrote:
> >"SBH" > wrote in message .. . >> It's been well known a manual transmission obtains better fuel mileage >> than an automatic. My sister is preparing to purchase a Ford Fiesta and >> wants a manual, mainly for the fuel savings. The sales guy indicated the >> new transmissions (more so the 6 speed auto in the Fiesta) are better and >> more fuel efficient than manuals. Anyone know if this is true? > >In many cases, the automatic is at least as economical as, or sometimes >better than, the manual. The difference is not worth the worry. And >dats the truff, babe ruff. The new Ford 6 speed auto has no torque converter. It uses a computer applied clutch to start and shifts between two clutch driven gear trains that change the ratios- one for odd, one for even gears. I wonder how the clutch life will be. -- Mr.E |
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