Thread: Manual or Auto?
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Old 03-20-2004, 11:50 PM
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Re: Manual or Auto?

I kinda like the triptronic shifters.. and paddle shifters again make me think of fast and the furious, but maybe that's just me... paddleshifters on the wheel in a FWD car like a Subaru WRX, or puegeot 206 hatch would be awesome..

and the reason I say manuals are beeter is that autos (at least honda autos) lose about 20-24% efficiency.. which means you may have a 150 HP engine in the car, but only about 114-120HP to the wheels... while a manual tranny gets about 15% efficiency.. 122.5 HP to the wheels.. and HP and torque go hand in hand.. so which is better? definitly manuals..
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