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Old 08-28-2014, 11:35 AM   #48 (permalink)
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I don't know how I would test it really. Its just gleaned from watching how the car behaves. I could probably get a video of how it behaves. But, basically when you begin accelerating with the CVT, it kicks the rpms up. As soon as it sees that you're not pushing the pedal further down (requesting more acceleration), the rpms drop down (and I would assume it opens the throttle further, its hard to see on the SG as it happens fairly quick). If you don't have a steady foot, the rpms will stay higher more often as it seeks to figure out what the driver really wants. With the cruise control, it is free to maintain speed however it wishes, and this definitely seems to keep rpms lower from my limited experience with the car.
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