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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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Nope. I always gear down to D3 when coming to a stop, especially on a downhill. However, the Honda automatic is pretty good on it's own. If you come to a stop from [let's say] 50 mph in D4, the transmission will stay in 4th gear with torque convertor locked up all the way down to about 1200 RPM. Then it will unlock, but by the time that happens, you are only going 10-15 mph or so (I forget). And the whole time, the fuel is shut off, until the TC unlocks.....I assume anyway. So in a gradual stopping situation, D4 seems to be pretty good too.
James