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Originally Posted by sortanewinatl
Shifting at lower RPMs isn't allways going to improve your MPG. I generally shift at just over 3k (before the VTEC stuff starts to happen). Trying to shift at 2.5k is just too low for a 1500cc engine (in my opinion)... it just doesn't have enough torque at that speed and you end up with the gas pedal on the floor.
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Originally Posted by gimme
i don't think it is mostly to do with rpm range for shifting. i think it has a good amount to do with how fast you get to those rpms.
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Bingo and bingo. It's these two things that kill the a/t Fit. You can't get to the higher rpms without smashing the gas pedal, and it's too eager to shift under light acceleration, resulting in either crawling + great mpg, or zipping + below average for an econocar mpg. It's too polar, no good balance of okay acceleration + okay mpg. And paddles are tiresome after a while, I tried -- there's a reason we bought a/t you know.