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How can a Manual transmission car have overdrive?

May 23, 2007 by Bloakie B | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

If overdrive on an automatic car lets it use an extra gear for highway driving, how can a 5 speed manual car have an overdrive feature if you decide what gears it is in? I thought overdrive could only be on automatic cars but I saw a 5 speed manual BMW

yes it can........

quite often cars have an electric overdrive... push the button & the revs drop 500 to a 1000 revs..
I should point out that overdrive was an option on many manual transmission cars of the past. In my own vehicle's

easygoing | May 23, 2007

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