You can engine brake with a lot of automatic vehicles as well, since they’ll still have semi-automatic modes. I drive a car with a CVT and I’m able to “down-shift” for engine braking by using fake gears at specific ratios.
I feel like the distinction here is that you have to go out of your way to do this with ICE vehicles? Maybe I’m in the minority then, but I never do this with my car (which has CVT).
I tried it a few times, thought it was a gimmick and now I just use gas or brake.
I tried it a few times, thought it was a gimmick and now I just use gas or brake.