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      12-10-2019, 08:45 AM   #17
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Drives: 2018 Forester XT
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Originally Posted by Grip Addict View Post
Even when I drive the wifes Crosstrek and have to hit the happy pedal hard to get over quick, on ramps etc., the CVT will shift in the 4-5 range and those are rare experiences.

I assume the manual is geared differently on the Crosstrek like anything else, so that could be a possibility, but even so I cannot figure the point of redlining a Crosstrek to 6500 rpm.
What year is your XV?)
My '19 has CVT and honestly it gets to 6100rpm and when it shifts drops to 5100 rpm and continues to do that

The reason to get it in that range is to get all of its hp. The engine supposedly puts down 140+ whp
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