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Originally Posted by Captain Insano
Good data, but we can agree to disagree. The "real" difference of a 1/2 second you mention is in fact not real. The real measured difference is a tenth of a second as measured. You and I do not know how fast the motortrend driver shifted the MT. Not a safe assumption you are making!!
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First of all, the AT only requires one shift to 60, the MT needs 2 - so even if the shifts took the same time on the AT, the manual car would lose twice as much shifting time on the 5-60 run. And it's no assumption to state that a manual shift takes a few tenths of a second - just a fact. Maybe it could be done in a tenth if you skipped the clutching but that can't really be done safely in a production car. Ever looked at those old R&T acceleration graphs for MT cars? There is ALWAYS a 2/10th sec period of no acceleration between shifts. When the driveline is engaged, though, the acceleration will be stronger with the MT than the auto thanks to those gear ratios (and its very slightly lighter vehicle weight) - thus the tiny difference in 5-60 times between the auto and manual.