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Old 13 Nov 2008, 10:17 pm
Dillon Pyron
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Default Re: 4AT vs. 5AT fuel efficient

Thus spake "TE Chea" <4ws@gmail.com> :

>| >Is a 5AT more fuel efficient than a 4AT
>mysterios deserve no info
>
>| In general, maybe.
>Often 5th / 6th gear is usable only on Germany's autobahn, &
>unusable in most countries unless user can ignore speed limits.
>


Incorrect. In my Fit, 5th lets me loaf along at around 3000 RPM and
65 mph. When I need to get around someone, it's usually because
they've dropped my speed below 60. So I drop to 4th whle signalling
and pulling out.

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