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Old 03-03-2015, 02:36 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
....The Fit Hybrid is heavier, yet much more economical than the comparable CVT trannied Fit. It is also faster.

My dad bought it because it is more pleasant to drive.
Small cars with auto trannies usually have a horrendous latency when you accelerate. CVT drums take ages to spin up. Conventional trannies need a second or more to shift down, then think again and shift again.
Not the Fit Hybrid.....
Bingo!!

When I drive my wife's Honda Fit, I get into a subtle struggle with the automatic transmission. It always shifts at a time when I do not want it to.

The engine has enough low-end torque to make it up a slight hill in the current gear, but ....no...., the automatic insists on shifting to a lower gear and over revving the engine across the entire hill. ....ARG.... Does the same thing is Sport Mode.

That situation would be a moot point with a Prius or Volt.

Jim.
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