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Originally Posted by smohr33
So OP, how on earth, if you drove the exact same commute with the same driver, in both a manual and automatic version of the same car, could the manual get better fuel economy? Not only does the EPA rating dispprove your theory, but factual info does. There is no way you would get better milage in a car with higher final drive and highway gearing.
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It's been many years since I owned a MT, but I always assumed those with very good 6MT mileage achieved it via an abnormal amount of coasting while in not in any gear (neutral).