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Originally Posted by showme99
Based on what I've read in these forums, the drone tends to be worse on 7at cars. My car is also a 7at, and if I leave it in D or DS mode, the car always shifts to the highest possible gear. This is great for fuel economy, but as you've noticed, it puts you right in the middle of the headache-inducing "drone zone."
To counter this, I've started driving in M mode all the time. By manually shifting the car, I can keep it in a lower gear to avoid the drone. In addition, the lower gear gives me better throttle response when I need to accelerate.  |
Agreed - I find myself doing the same. Bummer that it negates some of the benefit of having the auto tranny.
This is another time I wish Nissan would wake up and give us a "sports" mode tranny button like the Evo has. Three or four settings for how aggressively you want (or don't want) the tranny to seek out taller gears would go a long way to being ale to stay in D but get the result we're after.