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<blockquote data-quote="GaryM" data-source="post: 29027" data-attributes="member: 9373"><p>On the surface you would think a 1.5 would cause a lot of shifting but my experience with my 2025 is it doesn't. It did surprise me. I had a 2.0T with a 6 spd prior and on one bridge it would always downshift, especially in cold weather. Thís one doesn't even work hard to do the same climb. I was concerned about &quot;stepping down&quot; to the 1.5 but it seems to do ok. Where it shows the most is inclined on ramps; the 2.0T did them much better. My take on this whole thing is GM has a reason we're not privy to for doing what they're doing. The dealers are not able to &quot;educate&quot; either because they don't know or are instructed not to. I just think if you have an &quot;automatic transmission&quot; it should be programmed to perform all the necessary functions to put the vehicle in the most efficient and effective mode for the speed and load it's working with. I'm not a lazy person but I don't feel we should be dealing with all the &quot;stuff&quot; we have to do just to get the most from our vehicle. Someone would have to show me a fuel map to convince me 7th gear at 2200 rpm is more efficient than 8th gear at 1800 rpm. Common logic says it's not.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="GaryM, post: 29027, member: 9373"] On the surface you would think a 1.5 would cause a lot of shifting but my experience with my 2025 is it doesn't. It did surprise me. I had a 2.0T with a 6 spd prior and on one bridge it would always downshift, especially in cold weather. Thís one doesn't even work hard to do the same climb. I was concerned about "stepping down" to the 1.5 but it seems to do ok. Where it shows the most is inclined on ramps; the 2.0T did them much better. My take on this whole thing is GM has a reason we're not privy to for doing what they're doing. The dealers are not able to "educate" either because they don't know or are instructed not to. I just think if you have an "automatic transmission" it should be programmed to perform all the necessary functions to put the vehicle in the most efficient and effective mode for the speed and load it's working with. I'm not a lazy person but I don't feel we should be dealing with all the "stuff" we have to do just to get the most from our vehicle. Someone would have to show me a fuel map to convince me 7th gear at 2200 rpm is more efficient than 8th gear at 1800 rpm. Common logic says it's not. [/QUOTE]

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