Steve wrote on June 10, - pm Permalink. Jim Hertsch wrote on November 12, - am Permalink. Is what you are calling "adaptive control" the adaptive cruise control?
These change the car's response considerably especially when making use of the paddles. HW wrote on November 12, - am Permalink. All cars that use CVT should have paddle shifters or ability to select to select lower gear ratios, like conventional automatics, for better control on downhills. The braking mode on many CVTs is only good for lower speeds, at higher speeds, too much braking is added. If Subaru was really concerned about driving experience, the paddle shifters would be across the board, not just on higher trims.
I think you're talking exclusively about the Forester as this is the only model still excluding paddle shifters on some of the trim levels at least as far as I recall. I believe Subaru's view of Forester customers has been that they are generally older especially since the front section of the doors double as hand-holds for getting in and out and the Forester buyers didn't want anything complicated.
So unless customers were getting the performance version XT then any unnecessary complications were avoided. I started leasing Subaru's in '14 and for the longest time I wouldn't get my wife a Forester because it only had a "Drive" and "Low" mode for the transmission which drove me nuts, even if I was only using her car once in a while.
She ended up with a couple Crosstreks instead until we finally had to upsize to a '17 XT wanted a 2. So I think keeping it simple was what took them so long to bring any paddle shifters into the Forester lineup. I believe it was the Black Edition in '18 that was the first naturally aspirated engine with a CVT and paddle shifters, but much like the Crosstrek Sport it was very limited in the options you could get and I remember considering it for my son, but it was more of a dumping ground for their old technology than anything else.
So even though every other model has already had paddle shifters in every trim for years, the Forester is only now catching up, but Subaru is still "giving the customers what they want" with certain trims and I think more than anything the company is saving money for as long as possible by not including them. Tony Apuzzo wrote on November 12, - am Permalink. My favorite characteristic of the CVT in my Outback 3. Since the CVT can choose any gear ratio to maintain speed, it never lurches to downshift like automatic transmissions nor do you end up having to choose between 2 not-quite-right manual gears.
This means that the engine doesn't rev too high or low and just smoothly drives up whatever grade. Jonathan Burris wrote on November 12, - am Permalink.
The use of the "manual" mode in snow and ice is necessary to keep the transmission in a lower gear to maintain traction and forward progress. I disagree. Doug wrote on November 12, - pm Permalink. This article was a poorly written fluff piece. It's true that the Subaru CVT is a good transmission and it does work well, we've owned 3 of them; all the high torque versions from the WRX and 3.
Calling manual mode a "feature" is even a stretch. Most automatics, whether they are traditional gears or CVTs allow you to switch to manual mode. It's a basic function of all these transmissions. The takeaway here is: don't hate on the CVT, it's just as good as other automatics. The way it was presented was like there was nothing else to write about today. Tim Allbaugh wrote on November 12, - pm Permalink. I don't even own a Crosstrek, but whenever I drive one I typically use the paddle shifters.
Pretty impressive vehicle for the price. I might be buying one or a Lexus NX t. Mileage in the Crosstrek is tough to beat tho. Jaron West wrote on November 12, - pm Permalink. Have a Forester Sport with about 23, miles on it. Hold down on the brake. Press the shift up button to shift the engine into first gear. Release the brake and lightly press the gas pedal to move forward. Press the shift up button to raise the gear as you speed up based on the rpm found in your user manual.
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