Old Dec 18, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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Default Re: Does the tranny stay in lower gear during spirited driving?

Originally Posted by ohnoesaz
So anyways, right after I mashed the pedal all the way down a few times I noticed during the rest of my spirited driving that the car didnt want to shift up much. So driving 70mph it stayed in 3rd gear, driving 50mph it stayed in 2nd gear, etc etc. This went on during my whole spirited driving, it kept avoiding shifting to a taller gear unless it absolutely had to..

And this is a bad thing because? I would be pissed if the tranny kept on trying to find a taller gear all the time. Is this car built for fuel economy or sport?
 
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