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MetroMPG · 08-15-2017, 03:58 PM

Congrats!

CVT? I'd expect (hope!) the failure rate on the 14's will be much better than the earlier cars.

EG: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...2-a-34646.html

Does it have a manual mode? Every CVT I've driven with paddles or a gate can be "short shifted" to a lower RPM faster than the default programming under light throttle. Another fuel saving tactic.

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