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Originally Posted by taseal
it sure has been a warm winter...
I wonder if car's shift points change to upshift more when engine is cold?
Also what is the running temp for our cars generally? US cards are 190-210.... I noticed this X5 runs around 230.
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My car is a manual so I control the shift points, but I dont think the autos take engine temp into consideration. As long as you are not in D3/sport+/performance driving modes and accelerate mildly the transmission will likely never shift above 3k rpm.