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double07 »
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Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:38 am
Here is what I noticed: I brought my wife X5 in for a service. They loaned me 08 330ix. It has three gearing modes: auto, auto-sport and semi-manual. When I set it to auto, the rpm stayed below 2.7k at 80mph. It stayed below 3k all the times. When I drove the car with auto-sport mode. The rpm is very similar to M35x. I was getting 3.2k to 3.5k at 80mph. It was over 3k at 80mph cruising. It really behaved just like the M35x. Ever since I saw this. I stopped worry about my M35x. I think, Infiniti just tuned the car this way. Meaning at sport/aggressive mode as regular driving mode.
I hope this help. If anyone has the opportunity to try, please confirm the finding.