Would gas engine opinions change if.....
I was thinking today as I was driving my car along the highway and looked down to see my car was turning 4000 rpm to maintain speed ( long steep climb) in my car with the radio on you really can’t hea...
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wnjj wrote:
Speaking from how my 8.1L truck handles the hills, I believe the perception of straining would still be there for some. It will start to slow on hills without shoving the throttle down more and more. Granted this engine has plenty behind the pedal so often times that's all that is needed. If I push it hard enough to downshift, I have to lift some after or it will keep speeding up. This is the part some people consider tiring for them to manage and it feels like the engine is "struggling". Even with cruise control on, there is some loss of speed followed by an excess after it shifts.
So my answer is yes, even with no noise/tach feedback from the engine the need is still there to move the throttle pedal more and would be noticeable. More gears will certainly lessen that effect.
I'm more than happy with the power and am fine managing the gears and pedal.
But you'll still have the fuel gauge feedback... :W
Even if "towing got easier"... :B
