green427
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I've owned several cars & trucks since I began driving, some were manuals, others were automatics. On all the automatics I've owned, all had manual "D-3-2-1" shifters, and rarely used them to downshift.
I have a '07 Sorento EX 4x4 that has the same 3.8L V6 that is used in the Hyundai Genesis. That engine is so smooth, you cannot feel it running at stop lights or on the highway. Being very smooth plus having the Manumatic transmission does not work out well for me. Why?
Those of us that have manumatics, which are automatics with a notch that you can upshift and downshift manually. If I use the manual feature, I have to watch the tach carefully....I keep forgetting it is in low gear and the engine will hit the redline without me noticing it. That is how smooth & quiet the engine is.
Thankfully my Sorento has an onboard computer that will upshift when the engine hits redline speed.
I rode in another car that was a 4 cylinder, and when the engine revved up, it was obvious due to the vibrations and noise, so I did not have an issue forgetting that I was in manual mode.
Anyone experience this? Or am I the only one who uses the manual mode?
I have a '07 Sorento EX 4x4 that has the same 3.8L V6 that is used in the Hyundai Genesis. That engine is so smooth, you cannot feel it running at stop lights or on the highway. Being very smooth plus having the Manumatic transmission does not work out well for me. Why?
Those of us that have manumatics, which are automatics with a notch that you can upshift and downshift manually. If I use the manual feature, I have to watch the tach carefully....I keep forgetting it is in low gear and the engine will hit the redline without me noticing it. That is how smooth & quiet the engine is.
Thankfully my Sorento has an onboard computer that will upshift when the engine hits redline speed.
I rode in another car that was a 4 cylinder, and when the engine revved up, it was obvious due to the vibrations and noise, so I did not have an issue forgetting that I was in manual mode.
Anyone experience this? Or am I the only one who uses the manual mode?