i don’t really like how my car drives-FWD

[Wiluride]

Personally I haven't noticed any unusual or unpleasant shifting behavior in any mode or any speed or driving conditions. Mine is a S AWD that had 14 miles on it before I became its sole driver over the first 1900 miles that its got on it now.

I'd try that long battery disconnect if mine was shifting oddly, then if that didn't work I'd take it to the dealer and make them aware and get them to look into it under warranty.

 

[Eddy]

i don’t know what it is but in city or even local traffic it sucks when the car is down shifting. jerky sometime.... sputtering sometimes, sometimes it’s perfectly fine. if I never have to brake it’s fine. if i’m light holding the gas it’s like i’m confusing the car on what gear it should switch to. i love long trips with it, i love driving in back country roads but hate the 80% of driving i do with it. i don’t feel like anything is wrong but everything i see people write is this car drives normal and is amazing and the transmission is the best part!!!! sure acceleration and speed and up shifts are awesome. if you lightly throttle the gas even the up shift hesitates.

i’m coming from a rx350 which was has an amazing engine and transmission . i had a honda accord v6 5 speed which kinda was the same.

maybe it’s just me or how i drive idk...

I think there’s an unspoken rule about Korean cars. They’re just not refined like the rest of the industry. There’s just something off about the Korean engineering, that results in products being not all the way there. It’s always been like this. They had to hire engineers from BMW to redesign their cars back then, but I think their main designer left. Maybe he realize how bunch of crap the cars are.

 

[stavesacre03]

I think there’s an unspoken rule about Korean cars. They’re just not refined like the rest of the industry. There’s just something off about the Korean engineering, that results in products being not all the way there. It’s always been like this. They had to hire engineers from BMW to redesign their cars back then, but I think their main designer left. Maybe he realize how bunch of crap the cars are.

Yes, I'm sure you're right. Just look at all of the awards this car has received over the past three years....just a crap car. And thanks for reviving a year and a half old thread to share your thoughts on your first post. Bravo.

 

[2020Telly]

The forum moderators should check out this glitch, it appears a 28 year old post made it to this thread in 2022 in reply to old posts.

The Telluride was designed in Irvine, CA and assembled in West Point, GA. It is probably as American as it is South Korean. I’m old enough to remember Japanese brands being criticized in a similar fashion. Honda, Toyota, Sony, Panasonic, etc. I even sold and owned South Korean then upstart GoldStar televisions and have a couple LG (new name) TVs today that work great. I find unspoken rules are probably unspoken because they can’t fully be substantiated.

I am very pleased with how my FWD drives and more so since I replaced the OEM tires. It is refined enough for my budget. Value is different to everyone which is why there are so many choices. BMWs are known for performance, not reliability, which likely why BMW bakes in the cost of maintenance with the price. For all we know the former BMW designers left because they did what they were assigned to do and made enough money and didn’t want to focus on quality improvement or fixing design flaws they introduced.

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[beato1]

There is this thing called "speed governor" in the old days. Nowadays, they called it ECU. This controls everything as far as fuel is concern. Carmakers have to save fuel to meet federal standards (CAFE). However, they also have to provide excitement (power) to consumers. IMHO, perhaps a compromise is made here? When you squeeze more gas to accelerate, the ECU is still trying to conserve gas (as designed). It will accelerate but there is a limited response (throttle)--not quite the old days of carbs (or even EFI) but different--the computer autocorrects (as in dampening response) to, again, save fuel. But there is marriage of fuel conservation and power (can't we have both?). but again, it's a compromise. I guess, we can't have both! Or maybe we can--that's why the engineers came up with the modern GDI engine (there, I answered my own question). Turbo is another way to achieve this (but perhaps with costly premium gas). Hmm, or maybe someone (a car enthusiast, aka leadfoot--like the audiophile of yore) has already done this (not from this forum)--put premium gas in this high compression engine (for once), and see what happens? Just my two cents. Thanks.