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Originally Posted by K.S.H
No, there just closer together
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Yep, the number of gears really means nothing. If 4th or 8th was 1:1 ration the effect on MPG is nothing as it will still be doing teh same rev/min for the same speed. Also Fuel economy is more related to how you drive the car. hard acceleration and braking wastes fuel, smoothly and gradual is as good as it gets. even simple things like tyre pressures can have up to 10% increase on fuel. ( low = bad )
Air con, open windows, carrying loads of crap in your boot all are bad when it comes to fuel economy. regular servicing also helps a lot