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Originally Posted by Aveomiler
Thymeclock,
By "footshifting" I mean taking my foot off the gas a little and applying it back on to get my car to upshift. Normally when I accelerate, the car would just stay in the lower gear but when I do this I can get it to upshift, but it can only be done at speeds the car would normally shift at when I'm not accelerating. I just call it "footshifting" because I don't know what else to call it. I guess that does create some confusion so sorry for that.
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It's usually referred to as "inducing a shift" and that is a useful strategy. With the Aveo we have found that often it is best to accelerate briskly to get into the higher gears as soon as possible. Accelerating slowly does not help at all, for the lower gears are really fuel consuming.
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Although I am a little disappointed in my car's EPA rated fuel economy, I do like the fact that the newer Aveos got better gas mileage. It shows improvement on GM's part. I would really love to get a new Sonic since they get great fuel economy (29/40).
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I thought that too before buying the '09 Aveo. However the city MPG estimate is totally unrealistic. Since GM is now Government Motors, the figures for the Sonic might also be inflated. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing for sure until you own one.