I have posted many times in the past that the real tragedy of the whole MDS is that
simply going to a numerically lower differential ratio yields more fuel economy improvement
than running a V8 in 4 cylinder mode.

Mr & Mrs Joe Blow driver believe that
a vehicle that downshifts is “weak”
and also believe that a CVT is a weird RPM changing “evil spirit”.

I wish I had a penny out of every $ of fuel thrown away by MDS in the USA that would have been saved by transmission/diff setups with higher than 40 MPH per 1000 rpm.