Manual Or Automatic?

[johnlove]

Conventional and old A/Ts are notoriously gas guzzlers because they are a bit dumb and spends a lot of time gear-hunting. If an engine is in a wrong gear, obviously it'll consume more gas. Plus, it doesn't give you any confidence especially when trying to overtake a vehicle.

 

Newer A/Ts have significantly improved and are much more intelligent BUT on tricky situations, will still hunt for gears, especially on uphill, accelerating climb. Plus the fact that shiftshocks can be felt while tranny changes gears. Also, these A/Ts have to rely on torque converter where significant engine power is lost.

 

CVTs doesn't have any of these problems. It has infinite number of gear ratios, changing constantly, adapting to the road and rev condition. No gear hunting. And no shift shocks. No torque converter and engine is as responsive as manual.

 

And if these isn't enough, CVTs can be converted to a clutchless manual all in a press of a button, (disadvantage, now there's shift shock, consumption is worse; advantage, it gets even more responsive)

 

D(rive) is still the bes position to save fuel. The S(ports) mode is introduced, high, perky revs. No more D3, D2, D1.

 

So with CVT you get to enjoy the responsiveness of a manual and the comfort of an A/T.

 

Thanks, which model has the sports mode?

[newcityboy]

basta V6 or V8 ok lang na matic

pero kung 4 cylinder lang stick na lang

[TNT Hsia]

Manual... I want my hands fully involved & I like to be in full control.

[russ]

manual

inaantok ako sa matik!!

Edited August 26, 2006 by russ

[bosorero]

Automatc kc yung Automatic may Kasamang Manual pero yung Manual, walang kasamang Automatic.

[tam2]

Thanks, which model has the sports mode?

 

Honda City 1.5 VTi, but even the 1.3 iDSI has the S mode.

 

Sports mode gives you a higher rev than usual, making it more responsive and gives you a push on acceleration.

 

The gears are:

 

Drive

Sports

Low

 

Both D and S can be driven using the

CVT or

the 7 Speed automatic or

the 7 Speed Manual.

 

So, technically I have seven kind of transmission in this thing (R not counted.). Really versatile.

[morrissey_05]

manual. i prefer to deliver the power to the engine myself. adds to the pleasure of driving.

[Demetrio_Supsoptite]

MANUAL

[kidyot214]

before manual coz i use to race(drag) but given the road conditions ngaun dagdag mo pa trapik... matic na! (better kung diesel, kasi kung gas tapos matic eh mamumulubi tayo dyan!) :upside:

[vemal]

Manual, it give you more control over the car.

[Borgie]

with the current state of metro manila traffic, i definitely prefer matic... just as long as the engine is 2.0 up... matic in lower engine displacement's lack muscle...

[Uno™]

A/T less hussle

[Humpster!!!!]

A/T if you want to relax

 

M/T if you always want to race

[alpha_q]

kahit ano.

 

pero eto masarap idrive...

 

 

:boo:

Edited October 13, 2006 by alpha_q

[van007]

A/T.