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Posted by TonyJ [Email] (#407) [Profile/Gallery] (more from TonyJ) on Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:48:00 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Volvo's Strategy, Dano in Texas [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:02:40
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diesels, so it should be robust. I joined swedespeed and am getting all kinds of advice on where to go next (the original purpose of this thread). Here is perhaps the best overview of the Drive-E
http://www.swedespeed.com/artman2/publish/Volvo_News/A_Closer_Look_at_Volvo_s_60_Cluster_V60_S60_XC60.html

You have covered it very well in this thread, but here are few more observations on transmissions:
My other car is a 2002 RSX Type-S, no turbo, but 200 HP peaking from 6000-8000 RPM when the VTEC kicks in. It has a manual 6-speed. I rarely go through all the gears in normal driving, usually skipping even gears. But I always get into 6th as soon as possible to get the best MPG. But, when I occasionally feel the need for speed, I wind it out in every gear. Presumably, the software for the new automatics use a similar strategy.

My racecar and snowmobile have ~100HP 500cc Rotax 2-stroke engines and CVT, which keeps the engine RPM at peak horsepower (~8100RPM) as the vehicle accelerates. Presumably, the software for the new automatics use a similar strategy at full throttle and the more ratios it has to work with, the closer it can come to CVT behavior. The race car weighs ~800 lbs and gets to 60MPH in under 4 seconds.

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