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Postby shadow-vex » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:17 pm

RyanMK wrote:Most of us are usually stuck in 60km/h zones. and by the time you hit 60, its time to slow down at the lights again. Is it really that much of an importance?


yay for 80km/h roads with traffic lights :P
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Postby squala » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:47 pm

Just to clarify, the Lancer CVT was designed more for economy than performance. It takes time to accelerate from rest, so a properly launched manual will beat it to 100.

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Postby MadMax » Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:30 pm

Drove my first manual Lancer in 2004 when the wife bought a new CH. I was impressed with the light clutch and shift quality (I'm the designated driver, she is the designated nag . . . err navigator - right down to when to change lanes and use the indicator. ) :x

Recently bought a 2011 Lancer ES manual, wife did anyway, clutch is even lighter and shift even better.

I guess CVTs are good for people with handicaps - no left leg for instance - or have poor coordination. Unless my left leg drops off, or I develop Parkinson's manuals for us. CVT is no competitiion.

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Postby kay christensen » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:31 pm

Lol true Andrew I can beat u off the mark in manual mode but then u real me in when u hit 3rd gear :p
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Postby VRX_08 » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:58 pm

kay christensen wrote:Lol true Andrew I can beat u off the mark in manual mode but then u real me in when u hit 3rd gear :p


Hmm though after today though the manual did have the advantage slightly. :D

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Postby Damir » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:34 pm

if you take off tractipon control and put the lancer around the 4k rpm mark(different for everyone) and dump it then you should get a mean take off.....for a 4cyl NA

CVT was purely designed for economy

manual also has far greater tuning capabilities
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Postby shadow-vex » Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:17 am

4k rpm launch with acs turned off Ur going to get 2 things.
1) massive amounts of wheel hop
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2) smoke up the street
So if say do it with the acs turned on
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Postby jordan.fuchs » Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:47 am

Honestly man, I was on in the same boat when I bought my car, always driven Auto because that's what was available.. I ended up buying manual and am so so happy I did, you will love the manual..

I hear alot of people complaining about the CVT but I don't think I've heard a single complaint about the lancer's MT

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Postby TITAN » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:07 am

Whilst we still have the option of a manual you have to go with a MT.

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Postby Damir » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:33 am

shadow-vex wrote:4k rpm launch with acs turned off Ur going to get 2 things. 1) massive amounts of wheel hop Or 2) smoke up the street So if say do it with the acs turned on

I did say different for everyone, my tyres like the 3.5-4k range
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Postby ofey » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:49 am

I'm going to put in a word here for the level headed:

If you drive PEAK HOUR bumper to bumper traffic, go CVT.
If you do free driving, hardly ever in jams, go manual.
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Postby shadow-vex » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:01 am

Damir wrote:I did say different for everyone, my tyres like the 3.5-4k


Is tht with the stock types?
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Postby VRX_08 » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:14 pm

kay christensen wrote:Lol true Andrew I can beat u off the mark in manual mode but then u real me in when u hit 3rd gear :p


Hmm though after today though the manual did have the advantage slightly. :D

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Postby kay christensen » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:28 pm

:p oh well I still have fun in mine wether she is in manual mode or not
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Postby kay christensen » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:29 pm

:p oh well I still have fun in mine wether she is in manual mode or not
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