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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:36 pm
by Jason Isley BS RX8
No more heel-toe down shifts
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:55 am
by Earl Merz
I know nothing about the 370Z... so is this an automatic? Whats so special about S-Drive???
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:02 am
by KJ Christopher
Earl Merz wrote:I know nothing about the 370Z... so is this an automatic? Whats so special about S-Drive???
Traditional stick and clutch (pedal). But the computer blips the throttle when you downshift.
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:45 am
by Kurt Rahn
I don't think I'd buy a car like that unless you could turn it off. It'd drive me nuts. Cars already do too much thinking IMO.
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:58 am
by Bob Beamesderfer
Kurt Rahn wrote:I don't think I'd buy a car like that unless you could turn it off. It'd drive me nuts. Cars already do too much thinking IMO.
Well, if compare a DSG or similar transmission with a standard automatic, you'd pick the DSG every time. As for Nissan's new manual trans, I'd have to drive it before I'd say no. After all, CVTs sounded good in concept, but they suck to drive.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:27 pm
by Larry Andrews
Bob Beamesderfer wrote: After all, CVTs sounded good in concept, but they suck to drive.
Tell that to O'Blenes. It's all about the execution.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:08 am
by Bob Beamesderfer
Larry Andrews wrote:Bob Beamesderfer wrote: After all, CVTs sounded good in concept, but they suck to drive.
Tell that to O'Blenes. It's all about the execution.
Execution of engineering? Yeah, I'd say so. The A-mod car's centrifugal clutch and transmission is a bit different than what Nissan and Mitsubishi use. The one in the Lancer is godawful. The one in the Rogue is better, but that makes it barely tolerable. Toyota's in the Highlander Hybrid actually works pretty well, but the HH isn't a very exciting vehicle to drive.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:38 am
by Mako Koiwai
What does the high end new EVO use ... that get's such rave reviews? A number of tests have said it was faster around places like Streets of Willow in Automatic. Magical down shifts.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:05 am
by Bob Beamesderfer
Mako Koiwai wrote:What does the high end new EVO use ... that get's such rave reviews? A number of tests have said it was faster around places like Streets of Willow in Automatic. Magical down shifts.
It ain't the CVT. It's a dual-clutch gearbox, like the VW/Audi DSG. A CVT doesn't down shift in the usual manner.