« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2011, 08:57:23 pm »
I have to say I've noticed a difference if I make the decisions rather than the auto. I seem to get more MPG in manual mode as at times when dealing with urban hills the gearbox can't decide which gear it prefers as the gradient changes. Not having had any kind of auto before, I found this disconcerting as the revs were going up and down.
I found I've had to get used to the low MPG coming from an old diesel T3 campervan! My commute is a 13 mile mix of urban and 40mph A roads. My MPG varies between 26 and 33 MPG generally but was defo lower in Auto mode.
There is of course the "can't-resist-putting-my-foot-down-in-novelty-new-fast-car-mode" which completely wrecks everything!!
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