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Old 07-10-2022, 03:22 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MeteorGray View Post
should someone wish to exercise advanced hypermiling techniques such as the legendary engine-off engine-on coasting process, a standard tranny would be necessary and would likely yield significantly higher fuel economy
I once tried neutral-coasting with the engine off in 2007, in a short downhill stretch, with a 2004 Corolla, while I was still a minor and didn't have a driver license. I started to regret it when I felt like there were no brakes and tried to slow down with the parking brake...


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IMHO, most folks who choose standard transmissions tend to be younger in age and do so for "sporty" reasons that do not include driving for maximum economy
My mother and maternal grandmother took quite a long time to get rid of the manual transmission, yet they still drive in a quite aggressive way.
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