mike
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One thing I've noticed about this truck is it is very difficult to smooth brake. By that, I mean, as you are completing the stop, you start to gently ease up on (modulate) the brake so when you finally stop, it's super smooth and you passengers don't feel that last little movement from the front end releasing..in fact, if it's done right, they feel nothing.
Every single car. Japanese, American, German, automatic, manual, CVT. All of them, I have been able to smooth brake, but not with the Ranger. The brakes are inconsistent going from firm to soft or soft to softer or soft to firm, but also there is just something else weird going on, like the transmission as getting into the action as well deciding when to downshift as it comes to a stop
Did a test this morning and shifted into neutral before coming to a stop. Came in slow, medium, and hot and every single time, I could smooth brake very easily. Probably doesn't matter to most people I guess, but if I was a tester giving input, I'd say they need to work on their overall system because it is pretty rough around the edges.
As an aside....the transmission doesn't like that at all. When I came to a stop. Sat a bit and shifted into drive, you tell the transmission was struggling to figure out what to do and would finally clunk into drive. Won't be doing that from now..it was just to satisfy my curiousity.
Every single car. Japanese, American, German, automatic, manual, CVT. All of them, I have been able to smooth brake, but not with the Ranger. The brakes are inconsistent going from firm to soft or soft to softer or soft to firm, but also there is just something else weird going on, like the transmission as getting into the action as well deciding when to downshift as it comes to a stop
Did a test this morning and shifted into neutral before coming to a stop. Came in slow, medium, and hot and every single time, I could smooth brake very easily. Probably doesn't matter to most people I guess, but if I was a tester giving input, I'd say they need to work on their overall system because it is pretty rough around the edges.
As an aside....the transmission doesn't like that at all. When I came to a stop. Sat a bit and shifted into drive, you tell the transmission was struggling to figure out what to do and would finally clunk into drive. Won't be doing that from now..it was just to satisfy my curiousity.
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