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Originally Posted by Tcoat
The have two different engines and diffs adds production costs so I doubt it is a marketing ploy. "Hey you want AT? Well we kept the power and acceleration down to your level" won't sell many extra cars.
I have never heard of a noise requirement that would have such a fine line that an AT would fail and a MT pass. I am guessing that it is more likely a mileage or emissions requirement issue that would cost more to correct with the AT then it costs to have two engines in the system.
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I agree with you. Are there really two different engines? Or, is it the 4.3 rear end causing an issue with emissions/mileage in the AT? Purely guessing here but none of this makes sense.