When accelerating from 60mph to about 75 mph the transmission downshifts from 5th all the way down to 3rd gear.

I can understand the downshifting if I was flooring the car, but I am just depressing the gas pedal 50%.

What usually happens is the car will start accelerate at a rate that I am happy with. Then all of the sudden it will downshift to 3rd gear. The engine roars and because its in 3rd gear the car gets really torquey.

I would think that staying in 5th gear or even downshifting to 4th would be fine. But 3rd gear is a bit much for the amount of acceleration I need.

I now drive mostly in M mode because of this.

Has anyone notice this and find it annoying?

 

No ..... my tranny shifts only when I tell it to

j/k

 

Use manual shift.
Down shift it to 4th, gain your speed and shift it back to 5th again.

Simple.

 

To answer his question though, yes.. I have noticed it as well, and use the M mode more because of this.
It's nothing more than the car wanting to be driven hard.
It's doing 60, give it a very little gas and the car yells "YIPPEEEEEeeeeee"

Can't wait till 1200

 

I am at 700 miles, and have not had this happen. However, I am always stuck in traffic

 

Interesting, I've never had this happen if I recall correctly.

 

I've had this happen, but only when I'm in DS mode. That mode just wants to dance! And if you've been driving hard for a while it has learned you want to tango as well. OR, if you are in a turn or on an on/off ramp, the vehicle senses the dynamics and will hold gears or shift gears according to its mind-reading logic.

Most of the time it's right on and very intuitive....the odd time it guesses wrong...but it's a 'fun' guess.

I've noted that in 'normal' auto mode, it seems to be quite opposite...almost a little too languid in its shifting if you're not riding it hard.

 

That's because you don't drive it like you stole it.

 

Mine too (hey, where's the paddles smiley??).

I haven't noticed this particular habit because I'm rarely out of manual mode, but in DS the car is even more aggressive than I am. So not surprising it decides to GO.

D would probably be more sedate.

 

im my 07x, it downshifts a little earlier than i want since i am driving around in traffic around 40-50 mph. when im driving around in D mode, often the car downshifts when i dont want it to. its no big deal, just a little annoying.