System and method of providing optimal fuel economy for automobiles

This invention relates generally to the field of automobiles, and in particular, to a system and method of providing optimal fuel economy for automobiles by automatically adjusting the operation of the powertrain based on the driving habits of the driver. A system and method of optimizing fuel economy for an automobile is provided. Driver torque request input data is received and is accumulated over a period of time to generate accumulated torque request data. Torque data is extracted from the accumulated torque request data. The torque data is processed to generate driver habit data from the torque data. The driver habit data is stored and used to optimize fuel economy.