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      08-28-2014, 02:29 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by cy07 View Post
I drove both version of 50i and to me there is very little difference (or no difference) with both in Sport mode. Car and driver tested 50i with xLine at blistering 4.3 to 60, that's plenty fast and I doubt sport auto is "slightly" faster.
Agree to disagree I guess. I felt a big difference in how smooth it was on the 35i, and the x-line felt just a little sluggish in comparison. That could well have been because the shifts were not as smooth, could be just felt a tiny bit slower because the shifts were noticeably rougher. Not saying the 8AT is rough, but the sport is just that smooth. But as much as I felt like procrastinating, my time is up, not going to continue trying to convince someone who won't concede even the possibility of just a slight difference. I could argue that a slight difference in the speed is not always noticeable to all, that such a difference would be expected to be even less noticeable with the bigger, faster engine, but who would listen?

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