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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...Tom Reid is a GM powertrain spokesperson and, I believe, can be taken at his word.
...if nothing else, the article informs people of GM's stance on this driving technique and its' pros & cons, as viewed from their view point.
...my thought: "...information, like dynamite, is only a tool; it's what you *do* with them, that makes them useful or dangerous" (ha,ha).
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It depends on how you define "coasting". To them, apparently what they are calling coasting is simply not having your foot on the gas while in gear (on an A/T, being in "drive").
To me, coasting is moving along without having the car in gear. Case in point: if you were driving a manual and you were descending a hill while in gear, you wouldn't call it "coasting"; in fact it would be providing engine braking. You'd call it coasting if you
didn't have it in gear.