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One other thing regarding performance: The SportCross gets the same five-speed automatic transmission with an "E-Shift" mode that comes in the sedan, and this lets you downshift and upshift from buttons on the steering wheel.
There's also a slot in the Mercedes-derived gearbox that lets you toggle the shifter side to side for quick downshifts, just in case you feel the need for even more urgent acceleration.
That lets you drive like a granny, lugging along in a higher gear if you like, then downshifts quickly for instant torque.
It just lets you go through that".
But it isn't too difficult to push this one too far or too hard before it starts hiccupping, downshifting, wiggling a bit and letting you know that it's just a dream, something like irrational exuberance over a stock offering.
traffic on an Interstate, the 300 will accelerate when you open the throttle, letting you stay in sixth gear, where the 250 needed a downshift.
We've seen this before: Cars like the Ferrari 575M on our list have clutchless manual gearboxes, derived from Formula 1-style systems, that let you shift via paddles that frame the steering wheel (pull the left paddle for downshifts, the right for upshifts).
No, it's not the wonderful Formula One-style transmission you'll find in Ferraris, but the Tiptronic system does let you shift via two switches on the steering wheel, and a quick slap of the gas pedal will automatically downshift the car into the lowest possible gear for passing or transmission braking in a turn.
Compare it to her letting you cook without bothering you.
This stiffens the ride considerably, and, coupled with the five-speed Steptronic automatic transmission that lets the driver downshift to the highest available gear with a quick slap of the gas and hold upshifting to the redline, transforms the car into a willing sports sedan.
