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Old 12-19-2016, 11:02 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88 View Post
Well, it turns out I was doing it wrong... In manual mode, 6th gear, at 50mph the engine turns 1600 RPM or so... Shift into drive, and it drops to right at 1500...
Interesting! I didn't think to try that in the couple of CVT's with manual shift modes that I've driven. I only confirmed that manual mode would get into the next gear sooner than default auto mode. But didn't look at cruising RPM in the top "gear".

Something to watch out for in the future.

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