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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
The extra torque, plus the thing will automatically downshift if you load up the engine enough. Something which the marketers/engineers apparently assume a manual driver is incapable of doing (and thus ridiculous high-revving manual ratios, in general).
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That said, the Ecoboost is happier holding sixth at 60-70 km/h (40-ish mph) than the 1.6 was. So that extra torque does help you when going for a record. But in terms of the average 70 mph or bust driver, it leaves something to be desired.