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That's just settling imo. If you are going to offer something to an enthuisiast community like ours, make it right or get rid of it. Otherwise it's just a gimmick. Tap shifting when set-up correctly is one of the best things a car can have as far as control is concerned. Just ask any Formula 1 driver. Has anyone here driven an automatic Porsche with a Tiptronic?
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one of the reasons im getting on the TapShift case is because if its not a good functional tool , why is it in the car? |
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how is the lag time on a corvette? i cant imagine someone driving a performance car settling. |
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It should work the same way as a manual in the sense that if someone upshifts too early, the motor bogs (thanks skipshift in my '01) or if someone downshifts too early, the rear tires lock up.
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It sounds like you guys want the F1 style paddle shifters that have an automatically actuated clutch. Do you have any idea how much that would add to the cost of the car?
Besides if you can live with being 1-2 10ths slower to sixty you can get a real manual transmission. I know I sure can, besides those that are actually bothered by bing beat by an auto can always get performance upgrades. |
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You might beat me with the stick in a drag race but i'd serve you up on a plate in auto-X with a good paddle shift set-up.
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Ps. I'd race you anytime, it would be fun to see how this turns out in the real world. By the way you'd probably kick my ass in either car doesn't mean it wouldn't be fun. |
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The auto/paddles are made to the feeling of a manual in an automatic car.
IMHO it fails to deliver on that, because its not .1 or .2 seconds, its well over a full second. This may mean i will have to get a manual, but isnt that kind of sad to think about? if you dont want to SETTLE, you have to get a completely different tranny? |
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How do we know if we have to settle? I know I havent driven a production 2010 Camaro yet.........
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It might even be faster if the transmission is left in full auto and you just kick the pedal down to shift. Thats what I would prefer if I was getting an auto unless I needed to keep it in a certain gear.
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