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Originally Posted by cbaber
It would be interesting to see the EPA tests and how they are done. Obviously the M/T is not being driven to it's full potential.
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I did a bit of searching on this, and the short answer is: when the EPA lab tests a manual transmission, the test driver has to follow prescribed shift points, and they're not optimized for best fuel econony.
So in the real world, it's relatively easy for a manual transmission ecodriver / hypermiler to beat the city/combined EPA rating, sometimes by significant amounts. (Like 41% over, in the case of the 5-speed Mirage!)
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Admin note...
See more: I split the interesting discussion about EPA testing & manuals into a dedicated thread...
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ing-27416.html
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