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BSEM · 12-20-2019, 02:46 PM

I have a 2019 kia forte with 2.0 and CVT. I recently tried using cruise control on the highway at about 60mph. While in cruise control the engine speed was adjusted to about 400rpm higher than where it was when I was manually controlling the engine speed. I figured this could be because the computer knows this engine speed will yield greater fuel economy. Unfortunately, after testing the theory several times, this is not the case. I have a 10 mile commute home from work on a stretch of highway that has barely any traffic. On board computer, scanguage, and torque pro app all report same. Im going to be taking a 1000 mile trip soon and would like to use cruise control but not at the expense of fuel economy.
Anyone else experience this? Have thoughts?

12-20-2019, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
BSEM ---- Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: NJ Posts: 12 2019 Forté - '19 Kia Forte LX Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cruise control using higher RPMs with CVT I have a 2019 kia forte with 2.0 and CVT. I recently tried using cruise control on the highway at about 60mph. While in cruise control the engine speed was adjusted to about 400rpm higher than where it was when I was manually controlling the engine speed. I figured this could be because the computer knows this engine speed will yield greater fuel economy. Unfortunately, after testing the theory several times, this is not the case. I have a 10 mile commute home from work on a stretch of highway that has barely any traffic. On board computer, scanguage, and torque pro app all report same. Im going to be taking a 1000 mile trip soon and would like to use cruise control but not at the expense of fuel economy. Anyone else experience this? Have thoughts?