[Paladin2]

Banning Automatic Transmissions would go a long way to improving Fuel Economy.

So would making Urban Utopia peeps not be able to own a vehicle.

[vette6387]

Banning Automatic Transmissions would go a long way to improving Fuel Economy.”

That is an absurd statement! The automatic transmission, when coupled into the vehicle’s PCM, provides better economy that a manual transmission.

[ChiMark]

Crazy! Backwards. Transmissions today are likely to be more efficient than manuals. Where do we get these weirdos?

[Rebelbase]

Banning Auto Trans would deprive the market of the best anti-theft system out there.

[ridesthemiles]

I was always taught that automatic transmissions ate up 35 horsepower from the start.

I have driven both automatics & stick shift vehicles. Got better mileage with the stick shift.

Maybe if people KNEW how to rive a stick shift, they could get better mileage.

[Alberta's Child]

I'm not sure that's the case anymore. I was shopping for a compact car a couple of years ago, and I was surprised to find that the fuel efficiency rating for the automatic transmission was 1-2 mpg higher than for the same engine with a manual transmission.

I think the technology in modern powertrains has gotten so advanced, they actually operate better than humans.

[Cobra64]

Wrong.