QUOTE(verdangilte @ Jul 29 2016, 12:17 AM)
So jealous on the person who get their car by 2015... i was prepare my fund on it, bt i cant get any new car at these day.
Haiz.... so admire on u guys... checked on few 2nd car dealer, bt worry about the Gearbox and paddle shift pasal
actually quite easy to test the CVT. load the car with 3 people and open the aircon, pay attention 1,300 - 1,500 rpm @ 20-50 kmh whether the engine bay got any metalic rattlesnake sound. Most likely the car will have this sound occasionally, can you live with that? Or to test it further, find a route nearby with a slight uphill slope, take it to1,300 - 1,500 rpm @ 20-50 kmh chances are you will hear this sound also.
In highway with > 1 people onboard, there is not much of pick up from the car @ 2-2.5rpm 100-120kmh range making it not much of fun in over taking. But you have the option to shift it to manual mode and down shift to 5th gear @ 3,000 rpm++ for more powa. Previous post 2 weeks ago there is an owner sharing his frustration on CVT Inspira when cruising through the hilly Karak highway, pick up is lacking. But this is mainly due to the kerb weight of 1,350kg + CVT transmission combination. The car is heavy and you cant compare it to vios/city that weight 300-350kg less when it comes to pick up.
The CVT is design more for fuel economy, you can expect 1L/11.5-12km in mix city/hightway 50/50 drive, and 1L/15-16km in 100% highway. Not many AT 2000cc car that weight at 1350kg that can do much better than this.
For more pick up, the ECU can be remap and making the gear up shift take place much early, but i reckon this will burn more fuel also.