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Originally Posted by XYZ
Absolutely true. It depends on the design of the transmission, how rudimentary or advanced it is, and how the electronic programs (on more recent years) are monitoring and controlling what it does. Unfortunately, there is no practical way to discover all the subtleties of an automatic transmission until after you have purchased a vehicle and experiment with driving it.
I also agree that it is confusing to call coasting while in Drive "coasting" at all. But compared to driving with your foot constantly on the gas pedal, it probably is somewhat more beneficial.  |
indeed.
In the case of my Odyssey, it's a programming issue. They even call it a feature.
In certain uphill and downhill conditions, it even holds it in 4th gear instead of 5th. Drives me crazy!
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