I'm just going to put this out there for you guys with complaints about this transmission. I for one had complaints about it before. Not so much after the update which made a really nice difference.
But there is only so much that can be done for the programming on this transmission because it's a 7 speed.
The purpose of the 7 speed was to get better fuel economy. To do this the transmission stays on the highest gear possible at the lowest speed. So what's the problem you say? When you step or mash that accelerator pedal the car takes a while to downshift because it's in such a high gear. Think about it the car basically has to go from 7th all the way down to 3-4. Mechanically that isn't going to happen right away. Trust me you'll know that the car is in a high gear by how low it revs when causing at like 35-45 mph. You can hear the exhaust humming as the engine bogs down to maintain that low rpm. The lower the rpm the less your going to burn gas. Besides stupid EPA regulations, it's just the nature of having a transmission with 7 gears.
This is not isolated to Infiniti only. On porches and Benz and bimmers with 7 speed, 8 speed, and yes even 9 speed autos, this is a common problem and it's the lag. It's just the mechanical characteristic of these newer transmissions with like a billion speeds lol.
Hope this helps everybody. The update does help alot with the downshift times but don't expect miracles.
---------- Post added at 08:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------
This is another reason why I wish manufacturers would just stop adding all these gears. It just increases the lag more and more. But with the bigger push towards better fuel economy today there is not much we can do.
