[cos]

Has anyone seen a review or have a link to a 2.3/manual roadtest?

 

[Metallicat]

http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/New/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/38832/Act/Showall/

This is the only 5 speed manual review I could find.

 

[cos]

I don't agree at all with hwy mileage they pulled down with the V6. Maybe they had :lol: 20W50 in the crankcase. Hell, my 3.0 Escape does better then the 21 MPG they recorded. Also the "balky" shifting in the manual? My 5 speed is the smoothest shifting stick I've ever driven. It snicks into gear like butta' and lets ya grab first at a 4-5 MPH roll instead of the usual stop or 1 MPH.  8)