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Old 12-25-2016, 03:56 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
I have heard the autos are actually better off road. Without a low range (at least in the US) the manual requires you to slip the clutch constantly and it just can't handle it.
I took a running start up a mountain once, with the throttle floored in 1st gear, and it bogged down before I could make it all the way up. Then again, this was with the 2.2L engine, and I had 5 people plus camping and rock climbing gear onboard. A 2.5L with auto tranny may have made it up.
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