Coupe RD1: Driving advice for hilly roads?
Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding driving an automatic transmission coupe up the hilly roads of Ulu Yam (or Genting Sempah) to Genting. Previously, I drove a manual Ranger and having a turbo-charged diesel engine, it had ample torque for a comfortable drive up to Genting. However, I drive a RD1 coupe nowadays, and here's my question.
I usually leave the Overdrive turned on, and the switch in Normal mode for city and highway driving. This setting is perfect for relaxed cruising. However, when I encounter some hilly roads, the coupe seems reluctant to rev-up. I put the pedal to the metal, and the revs slowly drop until around 2,000 rpms before the gears switch, but it still feels like it's in overdrive. Switching to Sports mode delays the gear change, but it hardly makes much difference.
So, is the only solution to turn off Overdrive when tackling a hilly road? I was expecting the automatic transmission to be smart enough to know I'm trying to scale a gradient. Or is there something I need to check in the engine? I'm not expecting to race up Genting, but want to find out if this is normal.
Thanks.
Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding driving an automatic transmission coupe up the hilly roads of Ulu Yam (or Genting Sempah) to Genting. Previously, I drove a manual Ranger and having a turbo-charged diesel engine, it had ample torque for a comfortable drive up to Genting. However, I drive a RD1 coupe nowadays, and here's my question.
I usually leave the Overdrive turned on, and the switch in Normal mode for city and highway driving. This setting is perfect for relaxed cruising. However, when I encounter some hilly roads, the coupe seems reluctant to rev-up. I put the pedal to the metal, and the revs slowly drop until around 2,000 rpms before the gears switch, but it still feels like it's in overdrive. Switching to Sports mode delays the gear change, but it hardly makes much difference.
So, is the only solution to turn off Overdrive when tackling a hilly road? I was expecting the automatic transmission to be smart enough to know I'm trying to scale a gradient. Or is there something I need to check in the engine? I'm not expecting to race up Genting, but want to find out if this is normal.
Thanks.
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