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Manualhybrid · 11-20-2015, 12:53 AM

Hi All,

My 2004 Toyota Matrix XR automatic is a 4-speed according to specs.

I notice 4 shifts as I accelerate to highway speeds, suggesting to me, 5 gears. ???

If I'm accelerating gently on a flat road in nominal conditions, these shifts occur between 1700 and 1900 rpm at

1. 11 mph
2. 16 mph
3. 23 mph, and
4. 37 mph

My car has 'overdrive'. Is it called a 4-speed because with overdrive 'off' it has 4 speeds, and with overdrive 'on' it has 5?

Or am I just bat-guano crazy imagining things?

Thanks.

11-20-2015, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Manualhybrid EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 12 Red - '04 Toyota Matrix XR 90 day: 27.34 mpg (US) Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My 4-speed has 5 gears Hi All, My 2004 Toyota Matrix XR automatic is a 4-speed according to specs. I notice 4 shifts as I accelerate to highway speeds, suggesting to me, 5 gears. ??? If I'm accelerating gently on a flat road in nominal conditions, these shifts occur between 1700 and 1900 rpm at 1. 11 mph 2. 16 mph 3. 23 mph, and 4. 37 mph My car has 'overdrive'. Is it called a 4-speed because with overdrive 'off' it has 4 speeds, and with overdrive 'on' it has 5? Or am I just bat-guano crazy imagining things? Thanks.