fuzzymoomoo Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Rick73 said: Years ago I rented a Mustang with 3.7L V6 in the DC area for a few days. I recall it had plenty of power (twice as much as early Mustang V8s) but it was not a great driving experience because it was tuned to upshift as early as possible in order to maximize fuel economy. In heavy highway traffic in 30~50 MPH range the engine was often running so slowly that there was no power to accelerate, and when pushed harder would downshift a couple of gears and take off like a rocket. There just didn’t seem to be a middle ground other than shifting manually, which is what I ended up doing since saving less than a gallon of gas wasn’t worth it to me. I have the same experience with my Flex. Nine times out of ten if I know I’m going to need to accelerate quickly I’ll shift into select shift mode and downshift myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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