I’ve pretty much only owned stick shift, so when it comes to automatics I’m clueless, but some limited knowledge. We picked up a 2019 Hyundai Kona (2.0L FWD with 6 speed automatic).
Maybe someone can tell me if this is just normal and I’m just not used to how an auto behaves or something is wrong. When coming to a stop it seems like the torque converter really engages and holds on when coming out of high gears. Like I can feel it slowing the car down enough that I don’t need to brake as hard and let off the pedal. It’s almost like a bad downshift when learning how to drive stick. Seems to do it while driving on occasion, when slowing down a bit it will downshift sorta hard, slight jerk almost. It doesn’t shift the smoothest out of first on acceleration as well, but I just chalk that up to I’m sure it’s the same drivetrain as the Elentra with more weight so it’s just a touch underpowered.
Is this just how autos behave sometimes?