sport shifter question

[Proprioceptive]

Looking at a 2010 Mazda5 I noticed that it has the automatic transmission with the manual shifting sport shifter deal. I don't know much about transmissions, but I'm wondering if when I'm using the manual shift mode I'll run into the issue of the car downshifting drastically when going up hills on the highway like my corolla does. I'd like to prevent the downshifting, and I know I could do that with a manual, but my wife insists that we get an automatic.

 

[exdeath]

It's still an automatic. It will up or down shift depending on engine load and RPM regardless of being in pretend manual mode.

 

[Proprioceptive]

It's still an automatic. It will up or down shift depending on engine load and RPM regardless of being in pretend manual mode.

I figured as much... I was hoping I could avoid it, but oh well

 

[exdeath]

I figured as much... I was hoping I could avoid it, but oh well

Best bet is slow and constant throttle application with no sudden changes.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ well my auto wont up shift or downshift until I tell it too

The only thing it will do is downshift when speed goes down to avoid stalling.

 

[punjabiplaya]

I'll try it out on the 3 tomorrow. You can always test drive it and find out too.

 

[angry hampster]

Your best option is to get a vehicle with a reasonable amount of power that doesn't need to downshift to make it up hills.

 

[LTC8K6]

It may or may not do that.

It may have a sport mode where it holds the gear, and a normal mode where it doesn't.

Have to go look, see, and try it...

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/pdf/manuals/2010_MAZDA5_OM.pdf

 

[hans007]

^ well my auto wont up shift or downshift until I tell it too

The only thing it will do is downshift when speed goes down to avoid stalling.

most of them are like this now, when they first started doing it, some fo teh more conservative companies made them upshift.

but i've had a bunch of cars where it will just make the gear you are in basicaly the maximum gear.