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Replying to: exler (Feb 15, 2008 2:12 pm) Welcome to CarSpace!! 
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Replying to: mackabee (Feb 13, 2008 7:58 pm) |
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Replying to: kiawah (Feb 14, 2008 8:00 pm)
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Replying to: exler (Feb 16, 2008 7:35 am) With a "strong" V6 it is not at all unusual these days to have both of the top two gears be OD ratios. The idea, for best FE, is to keep the engine at the lowest possible RPM at which it can just barely produce enough power to move the car along smoothly at any speed you happen to want to "cruise". On the other hand if you choose to accelerate "briskly" then the transmission needs to be able to put you well up into the engine's torque range, again, at any speed.
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Replying to: wwest (Feb 16, 2008 8:22 am) |
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Replying to: exler (Feb 16, 2008 10:29 am) I have to agree with you to a certain extent about the 4-speed vs. 5-speed automatics, because I have one of each ('04 and '05, both 4-cylinders). The 5-speed can get annoying in city driving, with too-early upshifts into 5th in which the engine appears to "bog down" or lug. If I'm going 40 mph or below, and there are inclines, I will often just lock out 5th. On my 4-speed, I don't have to do this. Interestingly, the 4-speed consistently gets better mpg on long highway trips than the 5-speed -- this makes no sense to me, but that's the way it is.
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Replying to: exler (Feb 16, 2008 10:29 am) The latest thing seems to be the engine/transaxle ECU "watching" the rate at which you release the gas pedal in order to determine, hopefully, your intent. Fast release, no shift (remain in low(er) gear ratio for engine compression braking), slow release, upshift to enter cruise mode. |
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Replying to: 210delray (Feb 16, 2008 6:30 pm)
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Replying to: exler (Feb 17, 2008 1:17 pm) More gears in theory will give you better fuel economy. But one problem I've read with CVTs is that they tend to make the engine stay at high revs in many situations, which makes them objectionable to some people because of more noise. The Camry with the numerous transmission complaints is the 6-speed unit in the Camry V6. The 5-speed auto in the 4-cylinder model has been much less problematic, and I'm not aware of any significant complaints with the CVT in either the Prius or Camry Hybrid. |
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...2 days ago. Any suggestions...tips...gulp...warnings? My wife and I just replaced our 10 year old Accord (without power-anything) with the Camry...so we are a little late on the technology other folks take for granted... So far, it is as good as what people tell us about Camry's...although my family bought a lemon of a Camry about 15 years ago and since then, they have became a Honda family...we're finally breaking the mold... Originally, we were crazy enough to think about getting the Scion XB..but rationality got the better of us...
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