Manual vs Automatic

[Bert]

Is it true that the auto trannys get better MPG than the 5 speed?

Impossible! In real and everyday situations a driver has no firm input on gears and revs with an auto, and on top of that the stick Festy version features an overdrive gear. Both my 93 MTX Festys were way quicker to accelerate and much more fuel efficient (10% on average) then the 92 ATX Festy that I had for 10 years.
The Internet will give you EPA figures on fuel economy going back at least 30 years and you'll be hard pressed to find an example of a manual that gets worse MPG than an auto.

[Movin]

Manuals are horrible on fuel. It is very hard to get the computer to control Manual trans completely. The Vette and some others put in an effort but still bad on fuel compared to a full automatic controlled by the computer and the government oversite into what the computer is allowed to do.

Manuel transmissions are never at the correct RPM to burn all the fuel completely and the driver is to dumb to keep the rpm's at the right spot to warm up the sensors. So believes the government!!! The gov guys go insane when a manual transmission shifts and all that unburned fuel goes out the pipe! Automatics never waste a drop! The govment doesn't care how much fuel it takes to never waste a drop.
Never mind the taxes lol. So there you have it. These manual transmissions are so wasteful they will continue to be governed out of existence.

Our usa emissions systems use the same logic. That is why you see manual transmissions and emission systems in europe that work together to produce better power and MPG than us at the expense of a little wasted fuel....

The dodge eco diesel with the power shift transmission may be the way to sneak a manual around those pesky environmentalists and the EPA guys. I have not got to repair one yet or even drive one so don't know much about these yet.

[jason_]

Possibly, but only if 6+ speeds, or dsg or equivalent , a lock up , and engine is drive by wire.

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[clphipps79]

If having an automatic is something your dead set on, would the 4 speed auto tranny from a 91-96 escort be made to work in a Festy?