auto finnaly catching up with stick
#11
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
B!+ch-stick doesn't let you downshift and time the engagement for the turn. Also, you can't feather the clutch in the turn when engaging the lower gear.
#13
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
my friend let me drive his 350Z and its an auto with the tiptronic..so basically you supposedly can also shift whenever you like...but when i placed it on tiptronic mode and i was shifting, it didnt really let me shift until i get to a certain speed...which sucks..
#15
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
ORIGINAL: HORSEPOWERJUNKIE2007
yes it does. drive a 2008 GTI(automatic/manual trans). u don't feel the same as driving a manual but i'm telling you, you can feel the downshift when you switch from auto to manu.
yes it does. drive a 2008 GTI(automatic/manual trans). u don't feel the same as driving a manual but i'm telling you, you can feel the downshift when you switch from auto to manu.
#16
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
In many ways they are catching up and in the case of mileage have passed what a manual shift can achieve. Mercedes has several models with 8 speed autos now.
#17
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
ORIGINAL: RTexasF
In many ways they are catching up and in the case of mileage have passed what a manual shift can achieve. Mercedes has several models with 8 speed autos now.
In many ways they are catching up and in the case of mileage have passed what a manual shift can achieve. Mercedes has several models with 8 speed autos now.
#20
RE: auto finnaly catching up with stick
the weight differece in the average honda is 67 lbs between an auto and manual so the mpg argument is a pretty much moot point with the difference being between 1 and 2 mpg
manuals = change gears when you want to
slightly better gas milage
manuals are troublesome to drive in rushour traffic for a lot of people
autos are quicker off the line due to the torque converter doing what is called torque multiplication
autos change gears much faster than 99.9% of the manual drivers out there
autos don't mis-shift under normal conditions (IE ecu will not let you over-rev on a downshift as it just locks you out)
autos can tow a crapload due to vastly increased clutch area compared to a manual in passenger car applications
so it basically comes down to do you want to change gears or do you want the car to do it.......
manuals = change gears when you want to
slightly better gas milage
manuals are troublesome to drive in rushour traffic for a lot of people
autos are quicker off the line due to the torque converter doing what is called torque multiplication
autos change gears much faster than 99.9% of the manual drivers out there
autos don't mis-shift under normal conditions (IE ecu will not let you over-rev on a downshift as it just locks you out)
autos can tow a crapload due to vastly increased clutch area compared to a manual in passenger car applications
so it basically comes down to do you want to change gears or do you want the car to do it.......