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Originally Posted by LeanBurn
buddy97.....Not sure as to why they dropped the ratings. I haven't driven the new '10 corollas. It would be highly unlikely they would change the auto transmission during this model run anyway, it has been the corolla mainstay for almost a decade in its current form, very reliable, excellent fuel economy. In the '09 spec print the auto and the manual had the same ratings. Perhaps they felt it was optimistic (even though it was true) that the auto could get the same as the manual. Maybe someone that works there or that has asked Toyotal could chime in?
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the only thing that would be different with the 2010 would be the reprogramming of the ecu (so that the reflash would no longer be necessary as it is for the 2009 models).
2009 corolla: 2010 corolla:
auto-27/35 auto-26/34
manual-26/35 manual-26/35
i have wondered if the reflash/reprogramming in some way affects the automatic differently than the manual (doesnt seem like it would) or if the 5 speeds arent having the oil consumption issues. nevertheless, much like what i saw with the yaris, while the epa rating are also only 1 mpg apart between the auto and manual, a good majority of the manual drivers were achieving more than that 1 mpg difference over the auto drivers. there arent very many manual drivers of the 10th gen corolla (since the most popular seller, the LE, isnt even available with the 5 speed, but it sure seems that im finding many of the 5 speed drivers more commonly achieving 40+ mpg without too much effort. maybe people willing to do their own shifting any more are just more cognizant of their driving habits???
