Stick vs automatic

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by ljming99

Cruising rpm of the engine in the manual is much higher than the automatic (at 100km/h - automatic is revving around 2000+ ish where my manual at 5th gear is doing 3000rpm)

I don't know what is going on in Singapore, but my A/T is spinning ~2800 rpm at 100 kph.

[jpmck03]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

I don't know what is going on in Singapore, but my A/T is spinning ~2800 rpm at 100 kph.

Same here in America with my M/T. ~2700-2800 rpm at about 100 kph (~62 mph). Sounds like the engine is running at about the same speed when highway cruising regardless of transmission type.