Shifting Knob Vs. Paddle Shifts (Anyone realize this...)
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Shifting **** Vs. Paddle Shifts (Anyone realize this...)
Did anyone realize while driving in sport mode, if you use your **** shifter (up/down) rather than the paddles, it seems to shift a fraction of a second quicker. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed this too?
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Yeah i've noticed this as well. It's more comfortable for me to use the shifter rather than the paddle shifters since I usually always have one hand on the shifter.
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yeap. I noticed this while taking the car to redline. I noticed when doing so, if I use paddle, I shift about 500rpm's early to avoid fuel cut off, if using the ****, I can shift virtually instantly, or maybe just 100-200rpm's before to be safe.
I really wish the paddle shifting didn't have such a delay. It shifts much slower than a driver would shift manually, atleast slower than me.
I really wish the paddle shifting didn't have such a delay. It shifts much slower than a driver would shift manually, atleast slower than me.
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The funny thing is thou, the up/down is OPPOSITE... Why am i pushing forward for upshifts??? I really need to buy that 'reverse' SUPER GT harness for the trans...
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I think of it as Push Up to upshift and pull down to downshift... pretty easy if you ask me. Maybe that's because I've never driven a manual. My dad's TL Type-S is the same way.
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What tiptronic car is the other way around? All autos I've seen with manual shifting are to be pushed up for upshifting and down for downshifting.
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^ That's what he means by the chirp... the beep. I don't think he actually redlined, probably just when the indicator goes from yellow to red. Done that plenty of times and I'm not even at 3,000km.
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I agree, the stick is a bit quicker. Not that it matters in everyday driving though. I use sport mode 100% of the time and use the stick 95% of the time and the paddles maybe 5%. The paddles are a really nice bonus to those of us who use the sport mode all the time but certainly not necessary.