Auto 2.7, why, 2.7 power and tuning capability, 10spd auto is far more efficient than a 6-speed manual (crawler gear will rarely ever apply for most IMHO). Now if I planned to only take this on weekend trips in the woods? Maybe a manual.
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I definitely would go with the 2.7 manual.Let's get really crazy. How about the 2.7 mansquatch for option 7? ?
I do wonder, how many that are gonna go with the 2.3 to get the manual would instead get a 2.7 if it was available with the manual?
Sounds like you have a couple of fine ladies!!I'd 100% be in.
Really, if it weren't for the daughter hounding me about wanting a manual to learn on, I think I'd be 2.7 with the forced auto, but who knows, the wife prefers manuals also.....
Test are setup with PARAMETERS that everyday MT drivers might tend not to do.I don't think there is a single test of a modern transmission that shows manuals putting better mpg. Simple physics of 10 gears vs 6 gears (or computer controlled shifting)
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/five-myths-about-stick-shifts.html
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel...y/better-fuel-economy-manual-or-automatic.htm
Maybe. I'll happily post up my MPGs when I get my 2.7 Auto and then I'll have real MPG numbers and see if a 6spd (even with a 2.3) beats it.Test are setup with PARAMETERS that everyday MT drivers might tend not to do.
I tend to "coast" way more than those test (among other things). I constantly will try to get more MPG. It like when you plugin a destination into your GPS and it states that it will take you X amount of time to get there and you immediately say... "I can beat that!"
So... those EPA Ratings to me are just like the GPS telling me that it's going to take X amount of time to get to where I'm going.
Torque is what is important for spinning the big tires and assuming you're talking about the most recent FJ the 2.3 has 40 lb-ft of peak torque over the FJ and the 2.3 torque comes on at a lower RPM.That is enough power...I just don't know if I want to rely on a tune that's not yet available to move the truck. The stock 2.3 has similar power numbers to my FJ...and the FJ is under-powered with big tires on the highway, even with appropriate gearing. I don't want to be in that boat again.
I'd go 2.7 just because it's a much better-built engine. That and no valve cleanings.I would venture to guess out of the ~5% of us that are going manual, ~2% would go 2.7L if possible. I know I would definitely go 2.7 manual if they offered it
I don't think there is a single test of a modern transmission that shows manuals putting better mpg. Simple physics of 10 gears vs 6 gears (or computer controlled shifting)
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/five-myths-about-stick-shifts.html
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel...y/better-fuel-economy-manual-or-automatic.htm