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Sep 14, 2013 | 10:25 PM

Bass Mech

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transmission question

so i was reading a post on another forum and someone mentioned something about the gear indicator showing say gear 4 in manual mode but the transmission may be in a different lower gear. and thin i realized something about my old 2007 IS 350 rwd i recall the transmission worked that way. it will not hold a gear you select. rather it just allows the transmission to shift normally up to the highest gear you select.
is this true about the new IS? or can you select a gear like a manual transmission and it will hold the gear you select, not shifting up or down until you tell it to or until you come to a stop.

does the 6 speed and 8 speed behave the same way or are there differences?

thanks!

Sep 14, 2013 | 11:41 PM

Jeff Lange

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The new IS holds the gear, the old models did not (save for the IS F).

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Sep 15, 2013 | 02:15 AM

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The new 8 speed holds the gear. Not the 6 speed.

Sep 15, 2013 | 08:56 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jhs82

The new 8 speed holds the gear. Not the 6 speed.

A Lexus salesman told me recently that the 6 speed will hold the gear if activated from the shift lever, but not if regulated by the paddles. Was I given misinformation?

Sep 15, 2013 | 09:35 AM

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It will hold gear with 8 speed but it will downshift on its own if the speed decreases dramatically or come to a complete stop.

Sep 15, 2013 | 12:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CtSFox

A Lexus salesman told me recently that the 6 speed will hold the gear if activated from the shift lever, but not if regulated by the paddles. Was I given misinformation?

That's news to me. Try it out!