Just like the Oasis, and practically every HE top loader available, the biggest weakness in this machine seems to be movement when you have different fabric types and weights mixed together.
There was a WP Rep at Lowe's the other day when I went to check out the other Bravos and compare it to the new Cabrios. I recognized her because she came in several times while I worked at HD, but when I got the chance to talk to her I quickly realized that her knowledge was based on scripts and product brochures, and she didn't actually know anything about how the machines worked.
When I got there she was showing one of the employees how she could stack cups on top, with a tennis ball balanced on the top cup, and put the machine into a spin and that there would be no vibration. While I was looking at the Cabrio Platinum (the Oasis version) she came over asking what draws me to that machine, so I explained what was going on with the Bravos and how I had the option of choosing a different washer. She proceeds to try and talk me into the new Cabrio 8500, and again starts a "spin" to show that there is no vibration. After about a minute of the tub turning at probably around 50 rpm, I look down and ask when it's actually going to spin, and she replies "but it's spinning now?" I wanted to walk away at that very moment. She then tries to argue with me that the new VMAX platform doesn't use a gearbox. *sigh* What amused me the most was how she told me that "it would have been doing me such a disservice if she had allowed me to purchase that older Cabrio".
Anyway, one of the things I asked her was if the new impeller design and agitation profiles were able to better handle mixed fabric weights than the Oasis platform, and she pointed smugly at the Mixed cycle. After seeing that video, it seems to have about the same movement that the Bravos does with mixed items.
To me, the new terminology for cycles and options translates to this: Mixed = Colors/Normal, Whites = Towels, and whites of course, Casuals = Perm. Press, and then Delicates and Bulky/Sheets as is, unless the new Bulky setting is designed for towels.
I love the look of these machines though. That capacitive touch panel is absolutely stunning. Not too crazy about the planetary gearbox or the new dispenser drawer though.