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Originally Posted by ECONORAM
I tried that in my RAM for about a day. Probably could have done it longer if I didn't have golfer's elbow in both elbows...
I agree. Some good info here. For the 07 RAMs, the stick had a 1:1 5th, and a .78 6th gear, where the auto has a .75 4th and a .67 5th. I figured it was a racket to push better looking mileage figures for autos so the OEM could quit offering stick shifts... Yet they have now offered a 7sp in the new Challenger.
I too was thinking a small engine needs more gears, as you'd want to keep it in the power band more often. That thinking might come from owning a VW GLI...with a close ratio 5sp.
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That's one thing I like about Ford's GTDI offerings. Provided you know how to drive a GTDI engine for mileage, they do make good low end torque. The 1.0L ecoboost Fiesta is probably more reasonable with a 5 speed, than the 1.6L NA engine.
I have figured out how to get 30MPG out of my parent's 2013 Focuscape 2.0L ecoboost on 87 octane. I'm waiting for another trip now that they run 91 octane gas in it and have went from ~23.5 to 27MPG in daily commuting