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Old Sep 21st, 2018, 00:50   #61
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Wow, neither did I...



This is what I thought too, is the auto really that bad or is there something else at play here? Perhaps one man's "mixed urban/rural" is another's "heavy traffic and steep twisty back lanes"...

Whatever the case, I would have expected maybe a 15-20% penalty with an autobox at worst?
My 2.4 170 petrol auto gives me about 23 mpg towing a car transporter with a car on it. I get 29 around & about and 37 on a long steady run with my wife in the passenger seat.
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