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Originally Posted by bhazard
Are you guys forgetting the benefit of dropping it down a gear or two for engine braking and decel fuel cut?
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Yes, forgot to mention.
In just about anything I drive, (if equipped with a tach) when I see the bump upward in RPM during decel, I know that the DFCO is no longer active, so it's time to bump it down a gear. I try to get it down a gear before then to keep the fuel-cut active.
The problem: 1st gear is generally super-low in cars these days. I'm in a rental Camry 4-cyl right now and L just about stands it on its nose.
Speaking of which, what happened to automatics that just shift STRAIGHT BACK??? On this car I have to go through a maze of side-to-side, front-and-back just to find L. It's frustrating when you want to keep your eyes on the road. /rant
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