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Originally Posted by zaptorque
I haven't driven the MT so I can't really speak to that, but 5th really isn't an OD on the AT, at least to me. If I need to pass on the highway a quick tap on the downshift paddle into 5th and it pulls past the car easily enough.
I don't doubt you being right about the gear spacing though, I'm sure there are differences. I keep mine on the sport shift mode most of the time, such a blast to take the turns in 2nd!
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I believe anything lower than 1:1 is an OD. See "How an overdrive unit works" section in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdrive_%28mechanics%29"]Overdrive (mechanics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame].
For FR-S, 5th on MT is exactly 1:1 and 4th of AT is exactly 1:1.
So, 6th on MT is OD and both 5th and 6th on AT are OD.
It's kind of like how you feel on the 5th gear in AT is similar to how you would feel on the 6th gear in MT.