Manual vs. Auto Transmission

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by roxy1

actually the auto has a taller 5th gear and revs a bit lower at highway cruising speeds than the manual. with an auto, there are still parasitic losses so its not only about the rpms, so yes, still better mpg with the manual.

Yeah, the auto is a 4 speed. Toyota does need to change that though. Ford will have 6 speeds in the Fiesta and Focus giving Ford a big edge. Hopefully the next Yaris and Corolla with have the same but something tells me they won't (at least Yaris probably won't).