Thread: Automatics are more efficient?
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Old 12-23-2015, 11:05 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Okay, sure, manuals are quicker, but why gear the top gear to also be quick? A cruising speed of 3,500 RPM in the Civic si is absurd.
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