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5-sp auto "close ratio" sorta'...D,4,3,2...... Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: 2002 Aero automatic transmission questions, Aron, Mon, 9 Sep 2002 18:03:54 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
At the speed your describing 30-35 mph the engine is only ticking over barely above idle if the transmission has shifted all the way to 5th so a downshift to 4th would be almost unfelt. Try the same thing at 70-75 mph.
The modern 5-speed autos are much more "close ratio" that is the difference between gears is smaller, 5 steps to cover what used to be only 4 steps so downshifting is much less abusive and most manufacturers including Saab for 2003 give you manual shifting options.
The quadrant on a 9-5 is labeled D-4-3-2 with no "1". "2" covers 1st and 2nd and you can't manually select 1st, but why would you want to?
Your Acura probably had a 4-speed auto so the steps or diffences in the gears was much greater hence you could feel the downshifts much better. Also the Honda automatics in my experience seem to be very "tight" with more abrupt shifts generally.
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