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Seems like the past few days I've found myself in situations where I needed to really push my car to either avoid an accident, dodge debris or merge "swiftly" into traffic. Most of the time it's just a quick burst of maybe 3/4 throttle (stabbing the gas, if you will) or occasionally full throttle where the RPM climb to 6k+ (but not hit rev limiter) for a few seconds. I wonder how this affects the CVT? Sometimes someone else does something stupid that causes me to either have to swerve, slam on my brakes or something and I get a bit angry and just drop the hammer and get gone ASAP. The car doesn't complain and seems to not mind the occasional hard acceleration but every time I do it, I cringe slightly thereafter. Don't know why. Part of me feels like I'm beating on the car.
Also, I've always wondered if it's possible to have a mechanical over-rev situation using the paddles to downshift. Pretty sure the most "ratios" I've ever dropped down was three, and that puts the RPM right at redline. Would the electronic systems limit the RPM, even if you requested several lower ratios in rapid scuuceesion?
Also, I've always wondered if it's possible to have a mechanical over-rev situation using the paddles to downshift. Pretty sure the most "ratios" I've ever dropped down was three, and that puts the RPM right at redline. Would the electronic systems limit the RPM, even if you requested several lower ratios in rapid scuuceesion?