Yaris hybrid '13 when doing 60 revs high - expect it to switch gear

[funky2nite]

I just purchased a '13 hybrid yaris. And had a friend of mine which is a car guy more than i am, test drive it for me. The only thing he complained about is when doing 60 he kind of expected it to 'relax' at some point by upping another gear. Yet it kept kind of high revs. Seeing there's no rev meter in the cluster onr cannot know for sure how much revs it's doing. Also he said that gear change couldnt be felt/noticed much, but the seller said its because its a cvt tranny...so thia makes it even more difficult to distinguish gear changes.

Can anyone owning a hybrid clear this out for us if they experience same behaviour, or its just this car?

Thanks everyone for this fabulous gem of a forum in here.

Ian