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Old 10-06-2014, 03:19 PM   #138 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
Kind of debunks the theory that top gear is the most efficient, doesn't it?
Yeah, I've seen this in a few automatics, where MPG is slightly higher in the 2nd highest gear, not the highest.

EG: Honda Ridgeline:


(http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...nomy-7552.html )

2002 Camry:



http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...2-a-23818.html

If they were manuals, I would have already been in top gear at those speeds, and MPG would have been even higher.
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