no more manual transmission???

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08-15-2009, 07:45 PM

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Dante_JoseCuervo

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Originally Posted by mart242

Yeah right. My A4 is manual and I'm sure it consumes more than an auto. The driver plays a big part.. with manual, I find you tend to drive it harder since it's more fun.. but that comes at the cost of fuel efficiency.

Oh how true it is. With a spirited enough driver even the best fuel-sipper will burn through a tank. Oh well, at least manual gives you a thrill while you're doing it

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08-15-2009, 08:03 PM

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Oh how true it is. With a spirited enough driver even the best fuel-sipper will burn through a tank. Oh well, at least manual gives you a thrill while you're doing it

Yeah, Clarkson got better mileage in an M3 than a Prius around the Top Gear track. The M3 just had to keep up with the Prius which was being driven flat-out. You could say that neither car was being driven as they would be in the real world.

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08-15-2009, 08:26 PM

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@need-TQM

Funny that you mention it, that's what was very subtly referring to. Love that show, but it's true that a lot of it has to do with the driver.

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