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> it'd change gear when I'd prefer it didn't, That may be an issue with the particular model? In all the "automatics" I drove, American as well as Japanese mo
by Karnickel 10y ago
> it'd change gear when I'd prefer it didn't,
That may be an issue with the particular model?
In all the "automatics" I drove, American as well as Japanese models (the latter only several Hondas), I had no problem to know and control very precisely when the shift up or down would occur. I would drive up a hill and I knew exactly if I pressed down just a millimeter more the care would shift, which I delayed from happening until the ascend got less steep. That level of control was easy to get with only a little bit of experience with the specific car/transmission.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoOh you could certainly affect the point of change with position of right foot. But that makes for as much of a compromise. Now you might have to back off mid turn instead. I suspect I'd have noticed or cared far less if more of my vehicles hadn't been sports and I'd bought more mobile sofas, driving accordingly. :) Overall I prefer the lazy V8 approach to avoiding gearchanges - have vast torque on tap.