I haven't ever driven another AT-equipped Loyale, so I need some advice: at full throttle (only), the 1-2 upshift is a bit softer than I'd like. It's not crisp. It takes almost two seconds. Doesn't matter whether it's an auto-upshift, or a manual upshift via moving the lever to '2' (aka "snow mode").

 

Comments?

I'm going to guess that the governor needs cleaned out. There is an article on this in the Ultimate Subaru Repair Manual.

 

http://usmb.net/repair/?CurrentDirectory=FOLDER_3f29b58f50d9b8.15492800/&FileType=Article&File=ARTICLE_3f57fdb83de231.34713659.art