2013 vs 2014. Which would you buy?

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10-15-17, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by drgrant

Out of curiousity what makes you say that? Is it just the way the 6 shifts?

I really wanted a 8 speed RWD but in this part of the country where I live it's nearly impossible to get one unless you import it from
somewhere else. I don't regret the 6 at all in the 2015 F-sport AWD I got. That stupid hump took a little bit getting used to... lol.

-Mike

The 8-speed transmission tends to 'hunt' for gears much more often than the 6-speed transmission that is in the 2013 and AWD GS 350 models. A combination of the transmission's [normal] operation plus some [normal] throttle can make the transmission downshift and/or upshift strangely, which makes it feel like the transmission can't decide which one of two gears it should be in. This oftentimes gives the driver and/or passengers an undesirable sensation when the engine RPM oddly changes and the car lurches a bit as the transmission undecidedly 'hunts' between two gears for the right one.

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10-15-17, 10:45 AM

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^ Agree with that. I have an 8 speed in my K900 and, although it gets great gas mileage for a 420hp V8, it lurches in the downshifts when coming to a stop. Almost like its a sequential transmission from ol racing days lol

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10-16-17, 11:06 AM

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Then the 8-speed transmission should be the one you should get...

2014 F-sport is what I fell in love with and ultimately purchased. The 8 speed transmission was definitely a deciding factor, along with the power folding mirrors.

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10-16-17, 06:18 PM

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2014 F-sport is what I fell in love with and ultimately purchased. The 8 speed transmission was definitely a deciding factor, along with the power folding mirrors.

Thanks for letting us know...

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