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Originally Posted by TigerFA
that's what I think, didnīt got this car for economy  if I want to go from first in second just let me do it that's why I got a MANUAL! Darn... will see... thanks guys for the info |
It was done to help them keep the MPGs within a certain range to avoid the gas guzzler tax. The cost of owning one of these cars would be a lot higher if we had to pay extra for it being a gas guzzler. And even tho you didn't buy the SS for the fuel economy, they still have to keep it somewhat comparable to the Mustang GT and the Challenger RT/SRT-8. Could you imaging if they were reporting 21 MPGs while we were only getting let's say 14 or 15 MPGs? So while these features (skip-shift, displacement on demand) are annoying, they do serve an important purpose. And at least there is a way for a person to by-pass them if you so desired.