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The main reason that I've seen that manuals tend to get lower EPA MPG numbers for some cars is the poor gear ratios that they give them, because of the idea that people who want a manual transmission want a "sporty" car and with an automatic you can have it kick down if you step on the accelerator, but it looks like they are giving automatics some better gearing for crusing speeds, so even tho a manual transmission has fewer losses in it it's all in how it's built and designed.
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