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Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1
No..they put down roughly the same. 6 speeds have been tested as well.
The a8 puts down the same power. Is about the same weight. But runs a couple tenths quicker and a couple more mph.
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An automatic transmission in its design isn't as efficient as a manual. They never dyno nearly as high as a result. On this dyno in the same conditions, a manual should put down better numbers. They always have, and unless there is some kind of drastic engineering differences to automatics, they will continue to. There are too many more moving parts, and heavier parts collectively, so the result is less power transmitted. Something is up.