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serialk11r · 06-26-2015, 04:24 AM

I drove a rental Hyundai Elantra once and it would lock 6th gear in manual mode up a hill.

Turns out, the 1.6L engine wasn't really capable of pulling 3000 lbs up a slight hill in 6th lol, I had to go down to 4th.

06-26-2015, 04:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
serialk11r Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,756 spyder2 - '00 Toyota MR2 Spyder Thanks: 104 Thanked 407 Times in 312 Posts	I drove a rental Hyundai Elantra once and it would lock 6th gear in manual mode up a hill. Turns out, the 1.6L engine wasn't really capable of pulling 3000 lbs up a slight hill in 6th lol, I had to go down to 4th.