So, I was just courious how other with a CVT shift when they are getting on it or.... *cough*... racing... *cough*... thier Lancer. I prefer to do it right at the shifter, not only am I used to driving a manual, until now, but its seems to me that the paddle shifter and the wheel is a little delayed. I also dont think you get that much out of it when you floor it to 6k... but hey... its just my opinion... VOTE!!!!!!!

The shift stick and paddles are delayed because the car won't shift until you RELEASE from the shift (so it's more responsive if you give it a quick flick). I prefer the stick because I drive with my hand on the shifter, so I can quickly drop it into manual and downshift (if necessary) to get more acceleration.

The paddle shifters are nice, but I'm not all too fond of them and I never use them to begin with.

I prefer to shift using the stick, it's more convenient and comfortable. On occasion I will remember I have the paddle shifters and utilize them, but 90% of the time, it's with the stick. On different note, from my experience and opinion, I fell you are getting the most noticeable power out of engine at 5200 rpm, anything past that just feels unnecessary. But hey...just my .02 :banana:

I know what you mean. You can feel a drop in power a little after 5000 RPM as if the car is deliberately increasing the amount of time to red line. I think it's because if you are racing, you should be watching the road and not your tachometer. Since we don't have a light for red line, you feel the drop in power instead.

But you always get better acceleration in lower gears. The longer you can keep it in a lower gear, the more acceleration you can get. Remember, it's not how fast you can go but how fast you can get there!

One thing that I have recently noticed is that if you are from a stop and want to really take off, its better to put the vehicle into the "manual" shifting and go from there. But if you are already at a higher speed, like on the highway, and want to pass somebody... its alot better to just gas it. It takes way too long for your car to drop down in "gears" and take off rather than just letting the CVT take full control.

I too have noticed that there is a difference about 5k, I have been looking into making a custom shift light for my car. I cant stand it when people buy after maket RPM gauges with a light and mount it on the dash when they already have a tac.... **** ricers.