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I think what might happen in the EPA test is the acceleration is based on throttle position not a defined rate of acceleration. If they defined the rate of acceleration some cars may not even be able to achieve it. So in the EPA test the automatic is allowed to accelerate more moderately and shifted sooner. The manual is probably also required to be shifted at near it's red line, not short shifted like in this comparison. I also wonder in the EPA test if the manual ever even sees high gear.
car makers love this because it's a way to sell an expensive to buy and expensive to repair automatic.
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