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Old 08-03-2017, 09:36 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Michael Moore View Post
Don't you need to distinguish what type of auto transmission you are talking about?

...only the clutching/shifting is controlled, so I don't see how it could give any less mileage than the same gear box being shifted with a foot lever and a hand clutch lever.
That's because you don't understand how to do it. I want manual control over the clutching and shifting so that I can drive the car myself. It's not the transmission's innards that can get me over 50 mpg in my 29 mpg car, it's how I use them. If you automate that, it's an automatic.

It may be a more mechanically reliable automatic, it may be a more mechanically efficient automatic, but it's still a F$@<*^G automatic and it's making me ask pretty please move the car instead of letting me drive it.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44 View Post
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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