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Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) info - interesting stuff!
RJSV:
Loved my Mitsubishi - Jeep hatch back manual. The little car was light enough so clutch action on uphill wasn't hard, and big hatch door allowed for some oversize loading. Approx 28 mpg for that 1991 model.
Also seen as Dodge Colt versions.
SilverSolder:
Fuel economy actually hasn't got much better since the 90's - 00's for average cars. Obviously there are some stellar exceptions, e.g. the Prius et al., that really upped the game on that front significantly.
madires:
Neither does the SUV mania in Europe help to decrease fuel consumption.
james_s:
--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on July 03, 2022, 02:25:55 am ---So by your numbers one car was 17% better, the other 23%. Sounds like my 20% guess wasn't too far off.
I am happy that you have no difficulty on hills. Is this true in every new car you get into? When I get into a new manual vehicle it usually takes me a day or two to get used to the different clutch and engine torque characteristics. Did you ever drive a Mazda rotary? I owned one for a a year or two and driving characteristics were totally different than any other car I have owned.
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It varies, usually it takes a day or so before I'm really comfortable in a different car, but it's not often that I drive something unfamiliar with a manual, there just isn't much to choose from. Occasionally I drive my mother's Volvo 850 and sometimes I borrow a diesel flatbed truck from my friend's business, both of those are manual but the're both familiar to me now. I drove the same car for 17 years and when it got totaled I got another similar one and put the transmission from the wrecked car in it so it's been quite a long time since I've had to get used to a new car that I was driving regularly.
I never have driven a rotary but I'd love to try. My parents had a RX5 but it got rear ended and totaled before I was born. I'd like to try driving a semi or a bus with a 2 stroke Detroit too, looks like fun. I like driving all sorts of random stuff, probably the most unusual was a Yugo GVL, it was not a fantastic experience by any means.
james_s:
--- Quote from: PeteH on July 02, 2022, 09:47:25 pm ---Coming from a manual transmission to an EV - the experience is very similar. Engine braking vs. Regen. Driving an EV, you feel just as coupled to the car if not more (like you're always in first gear) - depending on the make/model I guess.
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Yes I drove my dad's Tesla around for a couple weeks after he passed away and I quite liked the way it felt. It had that same sort of instantly responding "connected" feel where the speed of the powerplant is directly tied to the speed of the vehicle. Essentially the same as a manual except no gearbox is needed due to the very wide operating range of the electric motor. It felt really nice, even though I hate the lack of physical switches and knobs on the dash I would seriously consider buying one if I drove enough for it to matter anymore.
The absolute worst experience I've had is a CVT, those things are awful and just feel weird. Many if not most car makers program them with fake shift points now to mimic the feel of a conventional automatic which is IMO the worst of both worlds, the unreliability CVTs are notorious for without the economy advantage of infinite ratios.
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