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Manual vs automatic fuel efficiency10/2/2023 ![]() What you can more easily argue is that a manual transmission vehicle is cheaper than an automatic, in some cases the difference can be up to $2000 and that’s a lot of extra money to spend on fuel in the manual. Especially when you through CVTs and DSG (DCT) transmissions into the mix, which are either as efficient or more efficient than a manual transmission. So, while I’ve only grabbed a small sample size and while, on paper, manual transmissions are generally more fuel efficient than the automatic equivalent (although not in all, like the Toyota 86), the gap between the two transmission types is so small that I’d suggest it really is a myth that manual transmissions are more fuel efficient. And it’s the same story for the Toyota 86 which, in manual form drinks 8.4L/100km and in automatic drinks 7.1L/100km (claimed combined). Take the Subaru WRX, for example, it offers both a six-speed manual and CVT option…the manual (combined claimed) drinks 9.2L/100km while the CVT drinks 8.6L/100km. And it’s this and other features like locked torque convertors (that no longer slip) and just generally more advanced mechatronics that have made the gap between the two transmission types much smaller.Īnd then there are those automatic transmission types that are radically more fuel efficient than their manual equivalent. Automatic transmissions often now run more gears than their manual equivalent (up to nine vs six-speeds) and they’ve spawned new classes of much more efficient automatic transmission, like CVTs and dual-clutch transmissions (which generally offer more gears than their manual equivalent). This meant, a three- or four-speed automatic was generally revving higher at any given speed than, say, a five- or six-speed manual.īut those days are gone. And that’s because the automatic generally had less gears (there’s more to it than that, like the torque convertor, but gearing is one of the key reasons). See, back in the old days it was a given that a manual transmission was more fuel efficient than an automatic transmission. But, unlike some myths, this one isn’t as easy to bust as you might think. Onto today’s myth…and that is, that a manual transmission is more fuel efficient than an automatic transmission. ![]() ![]() Sure, some makers still include them in the line-up to chase that ‘price tag’ that gets used on billboards and TV ads, but very few people are actually buying an entry level car with a manual. Indeed, you can almost count on two hands the amount of manual cars you can buy aimed at younger drivers. See, more on and more young drivers are opting for an automatic rather than shift gears for themselves. UNFORTUNATELY, the manual transmission itself will soon become a myth. ![]()
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