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  Also with manual trannys a 6 speed gives you greater mileage than a 5 speed because the 6th gear is very tall for relative low rpm at hway speeds. ideally, but this often is not true. many 6 speed trannys simply make the 6th gear what the 5th would have been and make all the other gears shorter. the nissan versa 6 speed manual is a good example. at 70 mph in 6th gear its rpms are at 3100. this is not as low as id hope with a 6 speed. i still contend if the corolla 5 speed cruises at 75 mph at 3000 rpm, a similar sized engine in the xd should be just as relaxed. the gearing in the corolla, to me, is not too long or short. it allows me to push when it need acceleration(0-60 times are quite respectable with a 5 speed corolla) and cruises at relaxed enough ...
  Also with manual trannys a 6 speed gives you greater mileage than a 5 speed because the 6th gear is very tall for relative low rpm at hway speeds.ideally, but this often is not true. many 6 speed trannys simply make the 6th gear what the 5th would have been and make all the other gears shorter. the nissan versa 6 speed manual is a good example. at 70 mph in 6th gear its rpms are
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