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Old 12-03-2012, 10:54 PM   #312
Zeeper
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Upstate NY
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Originally Posted by stevehnm View Post
You got me on that one. What is that, about 25 to one?

See, just be honest. Give it a try.
Ok, I am pretty sure that the 5 speed revs higher than the CVT at highway speeds. If that is the case, the 5 speed returns lower HWY numbers because the engine is working harder.

I don't get your contention that the CVT is worse on the HWY because it is downshifting too much. Can't you paddle shift it up into "6th"?

If it is downshifting, is it because you are driving it 75mph or because it does that at any speed when it hits a hill?

You think you want a 5 speed, but you need to know that on the HWY when you hit a substantial hill the car needs to be downshifted as well, because with cruise on it cannot maintain speed and starts to slow down.
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