Quote Originally Posted by Alpha_One View Post
Huh? Number of gears don't have much to do with fuel consumption... heck, it can be argued that 5-speeds accelerate better and consume less fuel than 4-speeds (at the cost of extra work for the driver)!

If car manufacturers wanted oil companies to sell more, they could just detune engines or make clutches slip all the time. No diesel engines or locking torque converters and all that stuff. If that was the idea, well, 5-speed trannies would just cost... way too much.
Sabi ko nga mas matipid yung 5-speed sa hiway di ba? The point was that you have to shift more kung stop-go ang driving mo.I didn't say car makers wanted to sell more gasoline -- I meant they wanted to sell more -- pesos. Kasi mas mahal ang price ng matic. So assuming standard costing accounting standards for all cars, mas malaki ang benta at tubo nila for every unit sale!