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Originally Posted by HypermilerAX
It must be hard anyway to drive slowly (by my hypermiling standards) with such a powerful and comfortable car. How long is the final gear ? How slowly can you drive in last gear ?
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Good questions - I posted about gears earlier but it needs an update.
From 1st to 3rd the speeds are between 0 and 20 mph but I don't know in detail as I'm watching traffic. Left to itself the box will go to 4th at 35, 5th at 43 and 6th at 50. Using the flappy paddles I can get 4th at 25, 5th at 35 and 6th at 45.
The box seems ok to hold gears quite well so I can get 5th at 35 and coast down to about 32-33 before it downshifts, 44 or so in 6th.
For 99% of the time the rpm is between 1500-2200.
In 6th 63 Mph (100 kph) the rpm is about 1900.