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Old 04-19-2008, 07:48 PM
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Its still an automatic, paddle shifters or not. Autos have more parasitic loss than a manual transmission. This is due to power having to go through a torque converter, then clutch packs, then gears, than to the wheels, and everything in between. Manuals power have to go through the input shaft, gear set, and then to the wheels. There is just more of a drivetrain loss through an auto no matter how you look at it.
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