I didn't want to give out my observations till i had driven it a week
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1. it actually does seem to transition between gears more smoothly.

2. it seems to me to be easier to get into 4v mode in town. I have been paying attention to it and if you don't accelerate hard it wil go through the gears and then drop to 4v mode at lower speeds than it used to.

3. hard acceleration seems to have a new optimal throttle position. before the recall it would accelerate very hard if you punched it to 3/4 or so throttle. as a matter o fact it accelerated better than if you floored it. that point is now slightly different and i'm still trying to find the optimal throttle position for stoplight drag racing! (no not really)

I would be interested in others experiences of the above observations.

 

After a long trip I noticed the following:
1.) Smoother shifting.
2.) Acceration seems at lot faster at 3/4 throttle position.
3.) Seems to stay in EV mode longer and earlier.
4.) when the engine shuts off and turns on again, it seems to be smoother and a lot less noise.