My 05/05 build 4.4i likes to play bucking bronco when it's cold - don't think it likes to be babied Anyway in sport mode I get the aggressive 2-1 down shift. Figured it was normal is it not? Shifting to economy changes the algorithims completely - smooth as silk.

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