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Originally Posted by weskm
I just got my Insight Ex last wek of February and read through the manual it indicates that the 'S' mode allows you to drive the car like a manual stick with no clutch using the paddles.....
Doing that with ECON mode, will it help get better milage then using 'D' and allowing the transmission to do it's own shifting?
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No.
"S" mode continues automatic shifting through various "speeds" (or "gears" as they used to be, prior to the CVT). According to the manual "S" mode has "a more aggressive set" of speeds then does "D".
Using the paddles, is for the most part just like shifting a 7 gear manual transmission. I did alot of experimenting and found that using paddles for max. mpg lead me to the same "shift points", as did using "D" and devoting more attention to enjoying the CD !
