I thought of this thread this week when I read a Canadian review of the new Nissan Versa sedan.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/driv...eatures-in-an/ (might be behind paywall)
A reader responded to the reviewer's statement about how much more efficient the CVT rating is than the 5-speed manual. Reader noted that his/her real-world experience is that a manual transmission is still the way to go for best real world fuel economy.
RIGHT ON, buddy!! Was my response.
One of my biggest peeves in car reviews is how often they say something along the lines of:
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"the CVT is terrible to drive, but at least it gets better fuel economy than the manual".
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Nope! In the real world, it probably doesn't.