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#1 of 7 2008 XE lack of power by joe1934 Apr 02, 2008 (6:59 am)
My new XE Vue 4cyl 164hp engine seems to struggle in highway situations. The 4 speed engine seem late in shifting from 4th gear to 3rd when asking for more speed as in a passing situation. You have to really mash the gas pedal to kick it into an agressive speed. Would appreciate any advise or sympathy. Replies to this message: 442dude (Apr 10, 2008 5:00 am)
#2 of 7 one cylinder per one thousand pounds by gnosis8 Apr 09, 2008 (7:49 pm)
I really do sympathize, but what did you really expect out of a 4,000 pound SUV that's only powered by 4 cylinders and without a turbo or supercharger? Doesn't make sense.
#3 of 7 Re: 2008 XE lack of power [joe1934] by 442dude Apr 10, 2008 (5:00 am)
Replying to: joe1934 (Apr 02, 2008 6:59 am) I'll give you advice and sympathy   Sympathy: Its a 4 cylinder in a 4000 lb truck, expect to have to mash it to get it to move...on the plus side, you do get the MPG benefits of a 4 cylinder   Advice: 4 cyl motors need the revs to be kept up in order for them to stay in their power band...if you need to move along...mash it
#4 of 7 AM I WASTING GAS by joe1934 Apr 10, 2008 (12:00 pm)
I'm concerned that all this mashing of the gas pedal may be wasting gas and off setting the gain in mpg of the 4 cyl engine. When traveling at 40 mph the rpm will tail down to 1200 rpm when in 4th gear at which point you can feel a slight vibration before it shifts to 3d. Is this strain on the engine going to lead to problems in the future? Replies to this message: 442dude (Apr 11, 2008 4:37 am) joe1934 (Apr 11, 2008 9:58 am) ar15 (Apr 14, 2008 10:40 am)
#5 of 7 Re: AM I WASTING GAS [joe1934] by 442dude Apr 11, 2008 (4:37 am)
Replying to: joe1934 (Apr 10, 2008 12:00 pm) I've read that the 08 4cyl does have some interesting shifting habits...I don't think it will lead to any problems in the future although I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with an update for the trans programming...you should mention it to your dealer next time you're there, sometimes they get software updates to deal with issues like yours and they can re-flash the memory in the ECM with the update.   Good luck... Replies to this message: joe1934 (Apr 11, 2008 9:58 am) ar15 (Apr 14, 2008 10:40 am)
#6 of 7 Re: AM I WASTING GAS [442dude] by joe1934 Apr 11, 2008 (9:58 am)
Replying to: 442dude (Apr 11, 2008 4:37 am) THANKS FOR THE ADVICE...I'LL HOPE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE Replies to this message: ar15 (Apr 14, 2008 10:40 am)
#7 of 7 Re: AM I WASTING GAS [joe1934] by ar15 Apr 14, 2008 (10:40 am)
Replying to: joe1934 (Apr 11, 2008 9:58 am) I've found that shifting it in the Manual mode works best in situations where the ground is not flat. Also, turning the a/c off any time you can live without it is a huge benefit to the car's performance.

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