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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 02-05-2024, 08:51 PM

These are fitted with a CVT, and non-hybrid.

I drove a sedan a couple of times in 2020, not a taxi though, but I didn't notice much chance for DFCO, as the CVT tends to keep a constant RPM which may vary according to how lead-footed is (or isn't) the driver.

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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,864 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,683 Times in 1,501 Posts	These are fitted with a CVT, and non-hybrid. I drove a sedan a couple of times in 2020, not a taxi though, but I didn't notice much chance for DFCO, as the CVT tends to keep a constant RPM which may vary according to how lead-footed is (or isn't) the driver.