razorbackfree Member 29 Member For: 12y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Cairns Posted 14/06/13 04:50 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 04:50 AM Manuals use less fuel is not bull, I thought that was common knowledge?Reason's Auto's suck - Final ratio's, weight and they suck more kw from your drivetrain! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85088-fg-mkii-xr6t-manual-or-auto/page/3/#findComment-1398164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/06/13 05:13 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 05:13 AM Used to be common knowledge. Modern autos are usually rated as more efficient than manuals, definitely are in the case of the ZF on the FG XR6T... Falcon XR6 TurboFuel tank capacity (L) (petrol) 68Fuel consumption: ADR 81/02 (L/100km - rounded) - 6-speed automatic transmission 11.7Fuel consumption: ADR 81/02 (L/100km - rounded) - 6-speed manual transmission 12Fuel consumption: ADR 81/02 (L/100km - Urban) - 6-speed automatic transmission 16.9Fuel consumption: ADR 81/02 (L/100km - Urban) - 6-speed manual transmission 17.1Fuel consumption: ADR 81/02 (L/100km - Extra Urban) - 6-speed automatic transmission 8.8Fuel consumption : ADR 81/02 (L/100km - Extra Urban) - 6-speed manual transmission 8.1 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85088-fg-mkii-xr6t-manual-or-auto/page/3/#findComment-1398172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 14y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 14/06/13 06:06 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 06:06 AM (edited) Pretty negligible either way. Great Ocean Road every day? Go the manual. These clutches aren't anywhere near as bad as some older cable clutched manual cars I've owned in the past. Edited 14/06/13 06:09 AM by _Velocity_ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85088-fg-mkii-xr6t-manual-or-auto/page/3/#findComment-1398199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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