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Originally Posted by DougC
I'm doing 2-3 mpg over the speed limit on surface streets. My highway speed varies between 58-63. I do 58 in the 55 section of my drive and around 63 in the 65 section. I turn just a bit over 2500 RPM on the higway.
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Sorry but at 70 mph you're not going to be doing anywhere near 2500 rpm. The gear ratios on the MTX-75 put you right at or over 3000 rpm with the 16" wheels and tires.
The Dual clutch automated manual with its 6th gear that's actually sufficiently taller than the 5 MT is turning over 2600 rpm at 70 and 2400 rpm at 65 MPH.
I replaced my old 1994 Geo Prizm with a 2012 Ford Focus SEL hatch with the DCT because of the better gear ratios as well as the fact that I needed a new/newer car as my old car was rusting away.