Hello all I'm a newbie owner of 2008 3.2DID GLS LWB automatic run85k kms..This is my first 4x4 and I feel the automatic invec 2 is an old tech??
On driving automatic cars I've experience On a dsg Octavia and the new merc e class which own.. I find the pajero automatic very different from them. When we release the throttle it feels like as if the car is going in neutral gear with no grip at all whereas on the two other cars I feel more confident while driving..
Is it because the pajero automatic is old tech?
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the auto box in the diesel pajero has received numerous great reviews about it's perfect match to the engine.
Remember it's not a sportscar.
It brings the revs down to idle to save fuel and wear when coasting.
If you want it a little more responsive, flick it over to tiptronic and change the gears manually.
The invecs is a fantastic gearbox that suits the engine perfectly with reliability and toughness as well.
Remember it's not a sportscar.
It brings the revs down to idle to save fuel and wear when coasting.
If you want it a little more responsive, flick it over to tiptronic and change the gears manually.
The invecs is a fantastic gearbox that suits the engine perfectly with reliability and toughness as well.
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the cayenne, Q7 and X5 are still designed as a sporty vehicle. The pajero is the perfect compromise between on and off road use.
Compare the pajero to the fortuner, prado, cherokee, FJ, Touareg etc. and you will find the treg and pajero on top of the list for the best compromise vehicle between on road and off road.
If you want more sporty got for the cayenne, Q7 etc or if you want more off road go for a Rubicon, defender etc.
Compare the pajero to the fortuner, prado, cherokee, FJ, Touareg etc. and you will find the treg and pajero on top of the list for the best compromise vehicle between on road and off road.
If you want more sporty got for the cayenne, Q7 etc or if you want more off road go for a Rubicon, defender etc.
Comparing it With a fortuner doesnt do Justice fortuner is a pickup platform hilux Version..Don't know Abt the prado automatics but I think the vw touareg has a dsg transmission...
I'm not complaining/comparing Abt the mighty pajero with any other offroaders but I'm just amazed at the transmission system Working when off throttle unlike other cars...maybe as u say its designed to give more mileage while coasting...
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Joseph
I'm not complaining/comparing Abt the mighty pajero with any other offroaders but I'm just amazed at the transmission system Working when off throttle unlike other cars...maybe as u say its designed to give more mileage while coasting...
Thanks
Joseph
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The touareg is an auto, same as the pajero - albeit with more gears.
I haven't driven many automatics but the touareg and cayenne automatics I have driven does the same as the pajero when coasting.
Have you noticed that the gearbox will under certain circumstances (like driving on a long downhill) come out of that idle and engage the Torque Converter to assist in engine braking?
I haven't driven many automatics but the touareg and cayenne automatics I have driven does the same as the pajero when coasting.
Have you noticed that the gearbox will under certain circumstances (like driving on a long downhill) come out of that idle and engage the Torque Converter to assist in engine braking?
I disagree here completely the New cayenne diesel is not at all like pajero auto when coasting...I drive often my friends new cayenne diesel...same with touareg I guess if it's a dsg
When coasting cayenne doesn't feel like being in neutral it's stays on the same gear with engine braking. Whereas on pajero Suppose we are going on third gear and then when coasting suddenly it's as if the transmission selects fifth gear and then when we gas the throttel it's selects 3rd gear..(I'm just saying what I feel Abt the gear selection on the pajero)
When coasting cayenne doesn't feel like being in neutral it's stays on the same gear with engine braking. Whereas on pajero Suppose we are going on third gear and then when coasting suddenly it's as if the transmission selects fifth gear and then when we gas the throttel it's selects 3rd gear..(I'm just saying what I feel Abt the gear selection on the pajero)
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yes. the pajero box does that. It's normal. It's never bothered me.
The cayenne I drove is a 2011 petrol 3.6 V6 and it behaves the same unless you select tiptronic and select the gears manually.
A dsg box won't do it as it hasn't got a torque converter but rather a twin clutch setup.
The cayenne I drove is a 2011 petrol 3.6 V6 and it behaves the same unless you select tiptronic and select the gears manually.
A dsg box won't do it as it hasn't got a torque converter but rather a twin clutch setup.
The Pajero autobox is designed not just for highway cruising but also for offroad. It is therefore programmed differently than the sport SUV's you refer to. In addition the Pajero Diesel is a very low reving engine. So do not expect much engine braking if you take your foot off at say 1800 rpm. For this reason I can understand why the Misu engineers built in extra intelligence to change it down even with the foot off the throttle. If you go down a hill without pushing throttle and the car still increases speed, it will save you having to apply a lot of braking because it switches down a gear automatically under those conditions and so increase the revs and engine breaking. Many people find this unusual and complain about it. In the mean time it is a feature to assist the driver.
Willie from Jo'burg
White Gen 3 SWB Pajero 3.2 DID
White Gen 3 SWB Pajero 3.2 DID
I've never felt the gear shifting down automatically while coasting a steep downhill..rather I had to press the brake heavily...