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Originally Posted by fatboyoz
Rob,
There is definitely a difference between a manual gearbox and an automatic. Surprises me that they no longer offer a man' option on the X5. I also believe that driving style goes a long way in determining fuel economy. I am quite sedate around town, but enjoy the huge torque when country driving, especially passing at speed. Not being an automatic driver, I would imagine it would be all too easy to put your foot down, a lot of the time, to enjoy the acceleration the low down torque provides when taking off from traffic lights etc.
Colin.
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Hey, Colin!
I have this tiptronic option in the gearbox- you just shift the knob to the left and it turn into manual/sport mode. The only thing is that this bloody thing still changes gears depending on speed even if you set them manually, eg you choose gear 4 and as you slow down coming to the lights at about 10-15mph it'll force reduction to gear 2 so it's still rather automatic. i'm enjoying my car though and shall keep it for a few more yars (it's 2005 made so should go another 2-3 years at least without causing probs), but the next one i buy will probably be manual.
