Rev Limit and Automatic Shifting
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I'm not sure about the 8 spd transmission. But when I redlined the demo car IS350 AWD F sport) in S+ on my test drive, it did actually automatically up shift though.
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Yeah, it's happened to me a few times now when in M mode that it's automatically shifted from 1st to 2nd. The pisser of it is, I hit the flappypaddle at the same time, so it also then quickly jumped to 3rd. Super annoying. I've also found that the engine tends to fall on its face and kind of run out of steam about 300-400rpm before getting to redline, which is also annoying (regardless of which gear I'm in).
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someone PM dbs600 to this thread, he has Lexus customer service complaint department on speed dial. i am sure he will be more than happy to voice his concerns about this issue.
has to be a design flaw!
does anyone know if the transmission only upshifts on 1st gear but will hold the rest? of if this symptom is consistent with 6 speeds and not the 8 speed?
I'm sure it was designed that away for a reason.
has to be a design flaw!
does anyone know if the transmission only upshifts on 1st gear but will hold the rest? of if this symptom is consistent with 6 speeds and not the 8 speed?
I'm sure it was designed that away for a reason.
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someone PM dbs600 to this thread, he has Lexus customer service complaint department on speed dial. i am sure he will be more than happy to voice his concerns about this issue.
has to be a design flaw!
does anyone know if the transmission only upshifts on 1st gear but will hold the rest? of if this symptom is consistent with 6 speeds and not the 8 speed?
I'm sure it was designed that away for a reason.
has to be a design flaw!
does anyone know if the transmission only upshifts on 1st gear but will hold the rest? of if this symptom is consistent with 6 speeds and not the 8 speed?
I'm sure it was designed that away for a reason.
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The pisser of it is, I hit the flappypaddle at the same time, so it also then quickly jumped to 3rd. Super annoying. I've also found that the engine tends to fall on its face and kind of run out of steam about 300-400rpm before getting to redline, which is also annoying (regardless of which gear I'm in).
#21
Yeah, so just to test again, last night in S+, M shift mode, trac and stability turned off...down shifted to 3rd, stomped on it to redline, it shifted on its own into 4th
Moderately annoyed by this, as I was lead to believe this wouldn't happen in this car. Time to scour through the manual to see if there IS a setting that either I or the dealership can change to stop this from happening.
Moderately annoyed by this, as I was lead to believe this wouldn't happen in this car. Time to scour through the manual to see if there IS a setting that either I or the dealership can change to stop this from happening.
#22
Yeah, so just to test again, last night in S+, M shift mode, trac and stability turned off...down shifted to 3rd, stomped on it to redline, it shifted on its own into 4th
Moderately annoyed by this, as I was lead to believe this wouldn't happen in this car. Time to scour through the manual to see if there IS a setting that either I or the dealership can change to stop this from happening.
Moderately annoyed by this, as I was lead to believe this wouldn't happen in this car. Time to scour through the manual to see if there IS a setting that either I or the dealership can change to stop this from happening.
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