What years did the Solara come in a v6 5-spped?

[303zStreetElite]

Sorry guys, complete newbie and I fell in love with this generation Solara. I was wondering what year and model type did the V6 come in a 5-speed tranny?

[ThatVietGuy]

I think all the gen 1 (99-01) and gen 1.5 (02-03) had the option, but only on the SE trim.

[grnsolara]

^---+1 Those have been the only years and trims that I've seen, unless somebody did a swap or had it ordered custom.

[303zStreetElite]

Yeah, I've been reading alot of misleading infomation. I found a '99 Solara SLE V6 5-speed, but had my speculation.

[SpeedySolara]

If I'm not mistaken, the 2003 didnt come with the 5 speed option but the 2002 did. Also, the SLE came as a package with all the upgraded equipment and was never offered as a 5 speed. You can tell if its an SLE by the digital auto climate control.

[TxBmbleBee]

not to threadjack but speedy ^^ can i see some pics of your retrofit??

[99sle]

What is the difference in rpms and gas mileage at 75 mph on the highway 5speed vs auto? My 2k corvette 6 speed gets 30 mpg at that speed, better than the wifeys 99 solara v6 auto which I think is a gas hawg cuz it gets in the mid 20s. I hate 10% ethanol gas cuz I can still get 100% gasoline for 12 cents a gallon more till the last shipment of BP at the end of the month.

[SpeedySolara]

I get approximately 300 miles to the tank (combination of city and highway miles).

[Eye8Pussies]

the auto and the 5-speed pretty much gets the same mileage on the highway.

the auto has more load, but revs lower, while the 5-speed has less load, but revs higher (even in 5th gear)

where you save the most gas wit the 5-speed is during in-town driving where the extra gears and the lesser load helps