in sport mode, does it damage your tranny to downshift?

 

shouldn't. that's what it was designed for.

 

it shouldn't. Granted, if you are going 80 MPH you can not downshift into first or second. Also, you can not up shift if the car isn't moving fast enough. Like going 10 MPH and trying to up shift into 5 will result into the shift computer... um... thingie to blink and go back to a lower gear.

 

FWIW - in S-mode it will allow you to downshift sooner than it will in D-mode.

Downshifing into 2 will occur at ~50 mph in S-mode, but you have to wait for 47 mph when in D-mode.

 

It's even less stress on your tranny if you revmatch a bit before you shift. It makes it really smooth too.

To rev-match, (it takes some practice) like .5 seconds after you hit downshift, blip the gas pedal to the RPM that the engine will settle at after it completes the downshift. It's pretty cool when you get used to it

 

thats interesting. i will try that.

 

Some automatics like this one do the rev-matching for you. The Fit's doesn't?

 

Correct - - it does not

 

Interesting. I don't have my Fit yet, and I didn't try the paddle-shift on the test-drive.

All the Honda Sportshifts (Acura actually) I've driven automatically rev up when you down-shift and then the revs drop with engine breaking if you don't apply enough gas.

 

i would think downshifting in an AT all the time would wear out the clutches faster in the tranny, cause the torque conveter to slip and heat up, and heating up your tranny causing premature failure... isnt that what the experts say.. "heat is your tranny's number one enemy?