[jcp123]

I've never had much luck with the skip shift, maybe because my Civic has as much torque as an electric toothbrush. But lugging is rare, and despite the engine's smooth yearning for high RPM, it's fine from about 1200 or so RPM, provided you aren't being super aggressive. Pulse and glide feels like it needs 1300rpm to keep from being too weirded out by heavy throttle inputs.