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In praise of evil 4WD SUVs | by Havoc | 2007-01-22 05:47:43 |
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Two extremes... | by firehawk | 2007-01-22 06:02:00 |
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Well, in the interest of full-disclosure, | by Havoc | 2007-01-22 06:09:40 |
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Well, in that case... | by firehawk | 2007-01-22 06:25:39 |
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Heh - the estimates LIE. | by Havoc | 2007-01-22 06:28:23 |
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How can they get away with that? | by AndyA | 2007-01-22 09:35:26 |
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'Cause the govt lets them. | by Havoc | 2007-01-22 10:02:07 |
| On perfect acceleration/braking... |
by jdelphiki |
2007-01-22 12:15:54 |
...the automatic transmissions of the smaller Fords that I've driven in the past several years are geared toward an obvious snail's pace acceleration when trying to get up to highway speeds.
The Escort ZX2's tranny fights you with all its might if you try to accelerate faster than it wants. It'll shift into 4th, trying to "settle" into its cruising gear, even before you hit 70mph (the limit on the interstate near us), even with your foot still on the accelerator. Clearly, Ford's intent is to have you accelerating at a nice, even flow getting onto the roadways and I'm sure it's in favor of their 'estimated' mpg that they geared it that way. Of course, if I followed that, I'd be roadkill by now, run over by cars traveling much faster than Ford's "prescribed" speed. ;) |
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