I drive a manual transmission car and I find my mileage to be comparable if not lower to an automatic transmission car. While activating cruise control, my mileage rises by a few kms because of this I have always wondered which transmission for my next car would be the best, considering mileage to be an important factor.
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In addition to all of the great answers, I want to add that in some cases a manual transmission has more gears and a more fuel friendly drive ratio in high gear.
I believe this was the case in my 2006 5-speed Canyon vs. the auto 4-speed.
But for the last decade or so auto transmissions are being produced with 6+ gears so it is not likely to be a factor in the future.
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