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Old 01-08-2012, 08:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BackroadBomber View Post
Wouldn't the cvt hinder fuel economy? My room mate got a Nissan cube with cvt as a rental once after he hit a deer, and at 45 mph the engine was at 4500 rpm. Wouldn't running wide open at cruising speeds like that be worse than shifting? Maybe i'm wrong, someone please enlighten me
He did something wrong. That sounds like about 3k too high an RPM at 45.
Should be 15-1700.

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