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Better fuel efficiency for one. And I, for the time being, am much better at anticipating the required power output and optimal gear 5-10 seconds ahead. And of
by brnt 2y ago
Better fuel efficiency for one. And I, for the time being, am much better at anticipating the required power output and optimal gear 5-10 seconds ahead.
And of course for a lot of driving (highways) theres very little shifting anyway.
- dragonelite 2y agoOn highways i just use cruise control, for the rest shifting has pretty much become automatic for me.
- Hamuko 2y agoYou won’t get better fuel efficiency unless your manual gearbox has eight (or even nine or ten) gears like the automatics have now. For example, BMW says that the manual BMW M2 does 10.0–10.2 l/100km and the eight-speed automatic does 9.6–9.8 l/100 km. It’s also slightly slower and has higher emissions (since it burns more fuel too).
- brnt 2y agoEither of those use way too much. As sibling points out, 4.7 is more in the range of what I drive and expect. I have a Skoda Rapid with just 5 gears, and I manage to get it under 5L/100km.
- Hamuko 2y agoThe BMW M2 is a sports car powered by a three-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six with a bit under 500 horsepower.
- pistoleer 2y agoThe VW Golf manual does 4.7L/100km
- mgraupner 2y agoThis is not the case anymore with modern transmission having 8 to 10 gears available. See https://www.theautopian.com/heres-exactly-when-automatic-transmissions-became-more-efficient-than-manuals/ https://www.theautopian.com/heres-exactly-when-automatic-tra... I drive a BMW with a 8 gear automatic, it's always in the gear I want it to be, and I was a stick advocate for many years, no need for it anymore.