It's fun playing with E-Shift !!
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It's fun playing with E-Shift !!
Any of you use your E-Shift? It's been a long time since I've used it. Last weekend as I was getting ready to hit the on ramp to I-275, I flipped the shifter over to 'M' . On the highway E-Shift is like a game controller in my hand, I forgot how much fun it can be. Once I relearned the timing on down-shifting to mashing the gas pedel, I was again able to put a serious amount of HP and TQ to work instantly. Made for much faster passing. Man...was it fun. I don't know why it was taken out of the GS430 model. I like playing with it...on my aggressive day.
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From: Lake Ontario
Originally Posted by bmgs400
Any of you use your E-Shift? It's been a long time since I've used it. Last weekend as I was getting ready to hit the on ramp to I-275, I flipped the shifter over to 'M' . On the highway E-Shift is like a game controller in my hand, I forgot how much fun it can be. Once I relearned the timing on down-shifting to mashing the gas pedel, I was again able to put a serious amount of HP and TQ to work instantly. Made for much faster passing. Man...was it fun. I don't know why it was taken out of the GS430 model. I like playing with it...on my aggressive day.
E-Shift...
E-Shift...
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From: Canada
Originally Posted by bmgs400
Once I relearned the timing on down-shifting to mashing the gas pedel, I was again able to put a serious amount of HP and TQ to work instantly. Made for much faster passing. Man...was it fun. I don't know why it was taken out of the GS430 model. I like playing with it...on my aggressive day.
I like dropping gears if I need to slow down quick, rather than mashing the brakes.
E-Shift!
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Honestly, I'd rather have radio controls mounted on the steering wheel than e-shift. The e-shift seems a little gimmicky to me. I almost never use it. Occasionally I'll use it to slow down, but that's about it.
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Originally Posted by e-man
Occasionally I'll use it to slow down, but that's about it.
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Never had a car that had it or something similar, so I guess I don't know what I'm missing. Pushing the pedal down works awfully well, if it's not quick enough then grabbing the shift lever works pretty darn good.
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From: California
Originally Posted by PHML
I love eshift...use it all the time.
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Me too...I use mine around town a lot. Leave it in 3 and the throttle response is amazing! I like to have the car in the powerband sometimes without having to wait for a downshift (or two). I don't use it for braking purposes at all unless I am on a long descent, I might drop it down a gear...I really like e-shift and don't miss a manual most of the time!