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Originally Posted by EvoFire
These probably cost half of a CRV hybrid for Avis to procure though. And as an engineer, wouldn't they have found a better tranny?
Granted I don't think there's any geared FWD trannies that are actually good except maybe the VW fart machine. Aisin8? Garbage, even in BMW's hands. BMW FWD DCT? Mediocre. Acura 10sp? Lags. Mazda? Lags.
Or I'm just spoiled by the ZF8 in the X3 and X5. And even then they aren't completely fault free.
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The engineers blew the GDP of Singapore on standard 4 piston brembos, Koni FSD shocks and EVO X style metal paddle shifters ... leaving $0 on noise insulation and a coffee break worth of suspension, powertrain tuning.
It bobs and dives over every bump and is so slow in normal mode that a 1.8L Corolla would gap it.
The Italian program team picks the worst trannys - dry clutch in 500X was also their fault.
Hard to find a transverse box that can do 400lbft torque - this one uses Aisin F21-250, same as V6 RAV4, Sienna, Jeep Renegade.
FWIW I thought the BMW FWD DCT was reasonable, Aisin 8 in BMW is good if you drive it hard, and the Acura 10 speed is great with the J series V6 but terrible with the turbo 4.