Consumer Advice
Related: About this forumSwitching from a manual stick shift to automatic transmission.
Will I lose mileage (mpg) with an automatic?
Both Honda Accord sedans.
hlthe2b
(114,716 posts)crud
(1,282 posts)You can click through the gears
multigraincracker
(38,060 posts)can do better than manuals now.
I just cant stand them.
House of Roberts
(6,641 posts)In later years the difference seems to favor the automatics, with the CVT models even better.
paleotn
(22,757 posts)Roughly 4 to 5 mpg, but that's with AWD. Type of automatic and driving habits play a part, so your mileage may vary.
Had to since manual Subaru's are becoming scarce. A year in and I'm still occasionally feeling for the clutch. My left foot has such a boring life now. Until now, it's known nothing but manuals since I learned to drive in the mid 70's.
WmChris
(789 posts)2020 Honda Accord 40 might with cut transmission.
Jirel
(2,384 posts)Most new cars are made to be as efficient or better on mileage with automatics versus our best efforts with manual.
no_hypocrisy
(55,390 posts)Stuart G
(38,726 posts)
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