Thread: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown: Nissan Micra 1.6L
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Old 10-23-2014, 09:32 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
jcp: someone in that thread replied "too bad the comparison wasn't against a state-of-the-art automatic."

I've done that too. The lower rated 5-speed still won out (though not by as much):

Gas mileage/MPG test: 2014 Mirage CVT vs. 5-speed (sub/urban Ottawa route) - MirageForum.com
Very perceptive. They were right, of course, but not as right as they think. Real world vs EPA is a different story as we all know.
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