This mode may not be ideal to use when wanting to drive in a sedate manner; nor when road conditions are very slippery, due to ice, snow or torrential rain — because loss of tire traction may be experienced (wheel spin during acceleration, and may also result in road wheel locking
during downshifts at high engine rpms under closed throttle).
Not exact matches
There is a shudder or shake condition
at wide open throttle stab
during downshift event (5.7 L and 4.7 L engines).
However, its abilities and rev - happy spirit are fading
at times when the six - speed manual becomes glitchy
during downshifts - especially from fifth to fourth and from third to second.
A variable - displacement pump can reduce the losses
during constant - ratio operation, but shifts (particularly
downshifts at max engine torque) are always going to be an issue.
During comfort - oriented driving, the electric powered compressor technology prevents unnecessary
downshifts and thus keeps the engine speed
at a low level.
The engine's only weak spot is
during full - throttle passing maneuvers from slow speeds when it requires a moment to spool up and allow the transmission to
downshift; output also seemed to fall off quickly
at peak rpm.
However, the transmission is a little confused
at times
during downshifting.
This prevents the transmission from upshifting
during a corner, which could upset the chassis balance and would then require
downshifting again
at the corner exit when the throttle is applied.
It's definitely not going to dust off any Camaros
at the lights, but
during highway passing maneuvers — typically a weak point among subcompacts — the broad torque plateau allows for just a single - gear
downshift.
I drive the latter, making full use of the active rev - matching
during downshifts, allowing me to focus on the task
at hand.
This prevents the transmission from upshifting
during a corner, which could upset the chassis balance thus requiring
downshifting again
at the corner exit when the throttle is applied.