automatic down shift?

[MadMax]

I occasionally shift my auto, usually when driving a bit more aggressively than usual. If it wasn't designed to take it, then it wouldn't have that option. I am simply using it the way Toyota engineered it.

The nice thing is when I do want/need it to shift on its own, it can...

Accept it or not, but automatic transmissions are the future of motoring. Toyota sold considerably more automatics in the Yaris than it did manuals, and many cars are not even offered with manuals anymore.

Even in Europe, where the manual transmission reigned supreme long after it started fading in popularity in the States, it is now more common to see automatics.

The clock is ticking...

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by MadMax

I occasionally shift my auto, usually when driving a bit more aggressively than usual. If it wasn't designed to take it, then it wouldn't have that option. I am simply using it the way Toyota engineered it.

The nice thing is when I do want/need it to shift on its own, it can...

Accept it or not, but automatic transmissions are the future of motoring. Toyota sold considerably more automatics in the Yaris than it did manuals, and many cars are not even offered with manuals anymore.

Even in Europe, where the manual transmission reigned supreme long after it started fading in popularity in the States, it is now more common to see automatics.

The clock is ticking...

+1. Toyota even says you can do it in the owners manual.

Other cars, chrysler for example, don't allow you to necessarily choose gears directly. You can only changes modes for the AT, for example D is regular operation, 3 holds gears longer for better performance, and L keeps it in the lowest gear till near the redline then upshifts. All gears are available in all modes!