I was just wondering which one gets better gas milage the auto or MT? thanks

 

Well by the numbers AT gets 1 mpg better but if you poll people its just gonna be how each person drives his/her car

 

The AT gets better mileage because of the taller cruising gear.

 

Ummm, sorry guys but...

Manual: 22/31

Auto: 21/30

Proof

 

Or you can just pull a sauceman and get 38mpg.

 

Damn... you're right. I could've sworn I saw before that the AT got 1 more mpg than the MT like TSX Fury said. Where'd we get that?

 

We got 37mpg driving the Ohio and Indiana turnpike in our TSX doing 70mph the entire time. We have a 5AT. That equals some of the best numbers I'v had in my manual '00 Accord.

 

Hmmmmmm... proof of the opposite

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymod...cura_TSX.shtml

 

For some reason, i think that's backwards. When i was shopping for a TSX, the auto had better mileage than the manual. Not by much, only 1mpg. But auto had higher by 1mpg nonetheless. I'm going to say that the difference is probably negligable. Now on the other hand, since the manual has more "aggressive" gears, driving the manual will make you want to rev. So theoretically speaking, the manuals will get poor gas mileage by driving style. When i was test driving a manual, i just wanted to rev it like crazy because it felt like the engine loved to rev.
Logically the auto should get better mileage too since the final drive ratio is such that the automatic cruises at lower RPMs.

 

You guys are both right. I think in 2004, the auto had better gas mileage. For some reason, in 2005, the manuals are rated 1 mpg higher.

Truth is, they're pretty much the same. It probably comes down to how one drives. The difference is not as drastic as, say, comparing a TL to a TSX.

 

Thats what I was thinking but that link I sent has the 2005 listed. If anyone has the Acura brosure for the 2005 (I keep it in my car) it says 22/29 for the manual and 23/32 for the automatic.

I think that number listed on the Acura website is wrong because everywhere I have seen the mpg it is something like that...

 

I'd trust the Acura website more so than that one. Most cars i've seen have better gas milage in manual form.

There definatly was some sort of screw up though. Don't know why the numbers have changed.

 

Acura's website is hardly the most reliable. They often list incorrect or old information because Acura corporate doesn't maintain the site well.

And the TSX did indeed see the EPA mileage estimates change between the 2004 and 2005 model years.

In the end, it really does come down to ones driving habits. If you're really concerned about gas mileage, run the tires with a little higher than recommended tire pressures and cruise as much as possible and you'll see stunning gas mileage. Get on it hard like I usually drive and you'll see gas mileage disappear as quickly as in any other car.

For all intents and purposes, the 5AT and the 6MT in the TSX really do pretty much have the same gas mileage.

 

MPG shouldn't be a reason to choose the AT over an MT or vice versa. Its simply not enough of a factor.

 

I ran into the contradictory information when I was shopping for my 2005 6MT. It appears there has really been no change from 2004. The window sticker for my car shows 21 City and 30 Highway, just like 2004. It seems to me that the window sticker would be about as good of information as we will be able to find.

My overall mileage for the first 1,300 miles of mixed driving has been about 29 with the computer showing 31. I'm not too happy about that discrepancy. Also not happy that on the last fill up, at 400 miles into the tank, when I reset the mileage computer the miles reset to zero but the range did not reset. So now it is showing --.

 

They didnt change the gearing did they?

That is one thing I think they could improve. Make first a tad higher or tighten up the ratio between 1st and 2nd and broaden the gap between 5th and 6th.

 

No, mechanically, the 2004 and 2005 models are identical.

 

This is my window sticker for 2004 AT:

 

I agree with others, it all depends on your driving style. Notice the EPA states you could get anywhere between 19 - 37 mpg depending on conditions. The best I have gotten was 34 mpg on a trip to Chicago.

Sorry about the extra post, I couldn't add to my previous post because of the 5 minute timeout.

 

The range is blank when the car is turned off. Start the car and you will see the range

 

I believe my 2005 says the same. I will check when I get home. It was definetly higher than the manual. Not sure why Acura's site is different from all their other materials.

 

The range has been blank for many days and through many starts. It is blank while driving.

 

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