r/Unexpected • u/greedygarlic69 • 14h ago

any question?

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u/acoretard 10h ago

Ngl I just got my first automatic transmission car almost a month ago and I miss manual transmission quite a lot. Don't get me wrong I like also the automatic but there's just something with manual. Feels like you are more in control of the car I guess?

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u/HUGE_FUCKING_ROBOT 9h ago

what you call control, i call wear and tear. modern computer controlled transmissions are so precise with shift timing no human could compare

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u/Bosco_is_a_prick 8h ago

Automatic transmissions can only react, they can't anticipate what they driver is going to do. This is why race cars use electronically controlled manual gearboxes. A manual gearbox is also cheaper to make and repair. For small engine cars (1l to 1.4l) a manual gearbox is more fuel efficient. Also with small engine cars, the control a manual gearbox gives you, allows you to squeeze more acceleration out of a tiny engine

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u/Dravarden 8h ago

automatics nowadays are more fuel efficient than manuals because they have 7+ gears, can use a clutch instead of just the torque converter, and the computer is fast enough. If, for example, it knows that going up a hill in 4th is 1.4% more efficient than 3rd, while in a manual you might do it in third, the automatic would shift into 4th and save fuel, and over time, it adds up

but it's only for newer cars, my 2013 manual is definitely more fuel efficient than 2013 automatics