08-13-2014, 07:33 PM
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A cvt with eco mode? Kind of takes the fun out of eco driving. 
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08-18-2014, 03:58 PM
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I just got it all setup. They'll be delivering the car this Friday around noon.
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08-18-2014, 11:12 PM
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08-22-2014, 01:39 PM
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I just got back from picking the car up. I drove 6 miles back to work. First impressions:
- Ridiculous good gas mileage. The scangauge said 53.5 mpg and all I did was set the cruise control to the speed limit.
- CVT definitely likes to keep rpms low.
- A bit more road noise than I'm used to, nothing drastic at all.
Here are some pics. It is a very nice color.
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08-22-2014, 02:00 PM
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Oh yeah! This is fun. How's that eco-indicator light working?
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08-22-2014, 02:06 PM
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That has yet to be seen. I've only driven it 6 miles so far, mostly cruising at 45 mph. You really have to give it a lot of pedal before the light goes out. I had load up to 80-85 and it was still on. I'm wondering if it only goes out during open loop mode... I'll be keeping an eye on it.
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08-22-2014, 02:07 PM
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I'm betting that ECO light doesn't go out for his entire week. 
Road noise: I noticed the same thing. You can hear bits of gravel pinging inside the wheel wells/rockers that you probably wouldn't hear on other cars that weigh more than this one. (I forget what the CVT version weighs - just over 2k lbs, I think.)
Interestingly, the car has additional sound deadening/insulation for North America, more than what the Australian/N.Z. cars get... which is more than the south Asian cars get (where a base, manual Mirage with 2 air bags -- vs. 7 here -- weighs 1807 lbs/820 kg). |
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08-22-2014, 07:39 PM
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...beats walking...
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DOAX - you got a ScangaugeII™ connected to the OBDII connector and providing you other information?
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08-22-2014, 09:00 PM
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Cant wait for more important info. Like how loud the radio goes, how it handles grades, hows cargo storage room, room for big and tall people plus their fat friends. |
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08-22-2014, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
DOAX - you got a ScangaugeII™ connected to the OBDII connector and providing you other information?
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But of course. 
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