Mileage difference in Power/Normal/Snow Mode
10-28-12 | 08:26 PM
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Snow mode will start you in second gear so there's less torque for taking off in slippery conditions and power mode it up shifts later and down shifts earlier on throttle response, gas mileage depends on how you drive I like power mode because of the type of driving I do it's about 65% highway and the rest city
10-29-12 | 05:30 PM
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11-08-12 | 10:11 PM
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What I was saying is it doesn't have any fixed gear ratios. Like I don't think there is a definitive "2nd gear".
12-29-12 | 01:02 PM
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Actually the 3rd gen 450GSh has two "speeds" after the hybrid drive from a raveneaux gear set. It's used to optimize both acceleration at low speeds and highway gas mileage at high speeds as well as maximizing regeneration since it can't eBrake as much being a RWD car. It's possible to detect the "shifting" if you are doing a passing maneuver in the 40-60MPH range as a very slight hesitation.
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