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Originally Posted by comptiger5000
Part of the auto vs manual gearing difference is also to cater to driver laziness. Most don't want to downshift for every little hill on the highway, so they gear it a little lower for the manual.
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That's what I suspect is the primary motivation of car companies. Anyone who test drives one, puts it in fifth or sixth, and steps on the gas and doesn't feel acceleration is going to complain that it's gutless.