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Originally Posted by Traum
I find it interesting that you view the turbo torque kick in as a negative! ...*Edited* But given how this is "just a Toyota 2.4L turbo 4", I can't imagine how the turbo surge would be that big of a surprise.
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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
The CX-5 and Toyota turbo have weird throttle / spool calibrations
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I think AstulzerRZD was able to better articulate my experience. The throttle and turbo spool calibration perhaps is a bit...unpredictable? When you want turbo to kick in, it doesn't.
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Originally Posted by 68style
Toyota's transmission programming is awful
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At first, I wasn't sure if this car had a CVT or a traditional transmission. After say about an hour's worth of driving, the transmission was pretty good and adapted to my style of driving (aka slow and boring.) Shifts were precise and smooth.
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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
I don't mind the super spongy Toyota brake pedal on commuter cars. The first inch of travel doing almost nothing is great for being smooth when I have passengers.
The Grand Highlander drives like a massive boat, the hybrid helps with the weird throttle response, and the TX has a much better suspension.
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I think spongy is a good way of describing it. It was pretty smooth overall. When you really needed to come to a hard stop, every passenger can feel the properties of physics.