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Old 11-26-2015, 12:26 AM   #8 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by cyclopathic View Post
It is eCVT so it is not really downshifting.
I'd say it's downshifting, just with infinitely-variable gear ratios. Really no different than when I used to drop the Insight into 4th to keep up with 70+ mph traffic on the long hills on I680 in the East Bay.
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