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Originally Posted by litesong
No statements were made that the 2016 Elantra engine, reduced 2 HP to 145 HP, was specific to the manual or automatic transmission. Nevertheless, our 2016 manual Elantra feels more powerful than our 2013 automatic 147 HP Elantra.... considerably so AND probably for the reasons that EcoCivic has already given, before his last post.
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Does it feel more powerful at full throttle, or just at part throttle? I am not sure if this is the case, but it's possible that there may be other tuning differences that don't affect peak horsepower. For example, from my understanding, the ECU in the 8th gen Civic MT is tuned so it opens the electronically controlled drive by wire throttle a little more for the same distance the pedal is depressed than the AT version does, presumably to prevent stalling and make the car feel more sporty.
While that wouldn't affect peak horsepower or torque since the throttle would be wide open regardless, it affects how responsive the engine feels and part throttle performance since you get more power when pressing the throttle pedal the same amount, similar to the way installing a bigger throttle body improves responsiveness.