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SmellyCat · 02-28-2018, 06:14 PM

Just got a 03 Audi 6 speed v6 A4. mpg is 27 going about 80 mph all day.
RPMs are 3000 going 80 when V6 horsepower can easily move the car in any gear at 2000 RPM. Why don't car makers make a super efficient 6th gear to drop the RPMs so it get super highway MPG?

02-28-2018, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
SmellyCat EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2012 Location: United States Posts: 128 Thanks: 14 Thanked 15 Times in 8 Posts	Why isn't 6th gear super tall? Just got a 03 Audi 6 speed v6 A4. mpg is 27 going about 80 mph all day. RPMs are 3000 going 80 when V6 horsepower can easily move the car in any gear at 2000 RPM. Why don't car makers make a super efficient 6th gear to drop the RPMs so it get super highway MPG?