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i dont know about sad, I think they’re keeping to what it is... i have the 2.0 and find it adequate for my daily travels though I’d have rather had the 2.4 but that wasn’t available in 2018 with the hid headlights unless I bought the top trim level and I’m just not that interested in a bunch of options I won’t use so I bought an LE
the 2.0 is adequate and the 2.4 is all the power this Ute needs, both have been reliable engines, I’d rather have a standard auto over the cvt but the cvt isn’t a deal killer for me plus they do better in mpg and to meet epa mandates in economy you see more and more of them in all makes so let’s hope they make them more reliable

adding all the nanny state options on cars today ain’t all that, my wife’s car is a VW golf sportwagen sel, so it has lane assist, adaptive cruise and can even park itself, I find most of it annoying, blind spot monitoring... doesn’t anybody know how to properly set the side mirrors? Makes that a useless option

im good with the changes they made and I like them keeping the sport what it is, and at a reasonable price for what you get on an old chassis that performs well, why change it? The nanny state options are available if you want them and if more power is what you want get an outlander v6 and that comes with the price you’ll pay for more power, I’ll keep the sport... a competent reliable Ute with just the options I want at a good price

This is the 1st cvt Trans I’ve had or driven, I’ve always had manual transmission cars but a bad hip and getting older has put a stop to that... I think the OS if fine just the way it is