hey guys im wondering what the diff. is between 5 spd manual and 6 spd manual, i.e shift points, gear ratios, what ever... thanks!!

 

6 spd is for highway driving to give better MPG and that's it

 

my 5-speed stick is good for acceleration, as the gear ratios are shorter. 1st is short, 2nd will carry you to about 50 mph, 3rd is a bit shorter, and 4th and 5th are longer ratios. my 1.8T returns 41.1 miles per gallon on the highway after a 300 mile trip, so I dont think its that big of a difference.

 

I didn't think Audi offered a 5-speed in 2005. Cause I have the same car in 6-speed. Also how do you get 41 mpg on the hwy?! Do you have your friend pull your car with his?

 

haha all I know is that average city driving the display reads 23-28 and on the highway from knoxville to atlanta I got 41.1 by the time I got to atlanta, just by sticking to the speed limit. 5mph more than the speed limit on the way got me 37.


But yeah mine's a 5-speed, where did u hear they only had a 6?

 

I have never gotten more than 26mpg on highway but USP are the **** hottest a4 line in my opinion

 

well mine's FWD, maybe thats got something to do with it. The quattro probably eats up more power.

 

Oh hell yes UltraSports are def the hottest a4's! I have gottenaround 32 with summers, and keeping it under 80, but never into the 40's.Also, utrasport was it hard for you to install that AWE Gauge? (sorry I kinda just jacked this thread)

 

Nah the awe vent gauge wasnt too hard to install. Took me about 1.5 to install. All turbo cars need one in my opinion

 

40 mpg? What do you have a diesel a4. Not trying to be a dick but that is very unlikely, no matter what the computer reads. Considering our cars were rated under the old SAE standards, which are inflated by about 2-3mpg, our cars in real world highway driving would probaly deliver about 27mpg. Under the old standards , which were conducted at 55mph our cars are rated at 31 for FWD manual. I just think the trip computer is deceiving you. The only real way to determine mpg is to record your miles after a fill up.