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Originally Posted by lakedude
Bob, why did you leave my car (Honda Civic Hybrid with MT) out of your analysis?
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To compare simular Continiously Variable Transmission vehicles. Anyone who can drive a Honda CVT can handle a Prius CVT. But manual transmissions require skill and physical ability. They are a 'horse of a different color'.
We would have the same problem with the MT Insight or for that matter, any MT vehicle. To a greater or lessor extent, it was also one of the problems found with the test methodology of the "Autoweek" article:
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Originally Posted by Autoweek
As it was, the driver just drove gently, stayed with the caravan and employed the manual mode on the six-speed automatic transmission when it seemed useful.
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Let me suggest this. Quote my first posting and add the relevant data and assertions. Just be sure to caveat them as introducing a "manual transmission" and there won't be a problem. Say adding "(*)" by each of these elements would be great.
Bob Wilson