ib516 bought a new vehicle today
Factory order. Can't wait to sell our 2006 Pontiac Montana and get into it. Just in time for winter!
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ib516 wrote:
In my limited experience, they go through each gear sequentially. Of course on kickdown, it will drop 3, 4, or 5 gears at a time. I test drove two units, neither was searching for gears at any time. I was surprised at how smooth they were.
The multiple gears allow for good performance. A really deep first makes it feel very zippy off the line, and the higher gears make it able to deal with headwinds and hills efficiently. Think about it-- an old tech 4 speed would have to hunt between 3rd (too low) and 4th (too high), when what it needs is gear 3.5. This has that gear.
If it needs more than four gears, it's either a class 7 truck or needs more engine. :D
