Manual mode
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Manual mode
I was wondering in manual mode is it necessary to let go of the accelerator when shifting or is it okay to shift while accelerating. I would assume if shifting during accelerating is done the computer should disengage the throttle for the brief moment.
Yes/No?
Thanks.
Yes/No?
Thanks.
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From: Metropolitan South Farmington, not too far from the supercity we all know as Wilmot, NS
Originally Posted by visualfusion
well, bouncing off redline is pretty stupid for us to do and it let's us... =P
of just how stupid you are.The fact that it does hold gear is one of the positive attributes that many testers feel makes it a driver's tranny, vice so many of the German solutions that upshift prior to, or at redline, wihtout driver choice. An uncalled-for upshift midcorner can be rather chassis unsettling, especially if you don't have a lot of margin to play with.
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Originally Posted by giddyup69
yes. everything is done automatically. hence the reason it is called an 'automatic' transmission.
Everything done "automatically" occurs when it is left in drive also known as "D."
As to everyone else thank you for the more appropriate reply.
And I believe its quicker than automode-- You can feel the car really let of the gas near redline in auto.. but in manumatic it feels like you can just keep it going...
I think a manumatic auto would be an auto auto
I think a manumatic auto would be an auto auto
Originally Posted by grifter91
Thanks for the smart remark, but last time I checked the option to use "manual" mode implies "manual" so perhaps it may require a little finer driving skills to manipulate correctly.
Everything done "automatically" occurs when it is left in drive also known as "D."
As to everyone else thank you for the more appropriate reply.
Everything done "automatically" occurs when it is left in drive also known as "D."
As to everyone else thank you for the more appropriate reply.
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its considered manumatic mode. SUPERB you are correct but these automatic modes are becoming so advanced that this one is actually pretty nice. The fact that it doesnt upshift for you works well, and the manumatic mode in the G35 is IMO top of the line just doesnt beat SMG and the audi's
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Originally Posted by superb16
Does Infiniti actually refer to it as "manual mode"? If so that's a bunch o'crap. It's just a regular boring auto like in any other car. It's not like it's a real sequential manual like a Ferrari, or even the new GTI.
Which other boring manual allows you to hold gears at will - up and down the rev range, without anticipating and making shifting decisions for you?
Of course it isn't a 'real' SM gearbox - no one ever said it was. Why would you try to compare a transmission available in a $30K car to one in a car that costs many times as much? (the Ferrari you mention)
As for the GTI - nice little car, great gearbox. Bolt it to something with some real horsepower and see how it fares. The auto in the G is the same as in the M and manages the horsepower/torque created by the V8 just fine. The VW's SM would likely be a box of metal shavings if subjected to the same and driven hard.
My point - don't be so quick to bash on the G's auto. It's a good, durable box. It's a box other manufacturer's would love to have in their vehicles. Of course there are better trannies out there - there always are - auto or manual. The advantage of a manual in this particular car would come down to the driver in most cases - although the 6MT owners would beg to differ. A look at the timeslips will validate the point - the 6MTs are quicker on paper. At the track it can be a driver's race.
Besides, with the quirks this particular manual has - vibes, noise, notchiness, clutches, etc - I don't know if I'd be so quick to throw stones at the slushbox.
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Originally Posted by GeeWillikers
Really? Which other boring manual rev matches as you downshift - and most likely a lot better than 90% of the macho 'real' manual drivers here?
Which other boring manual allows you to hold gears at will - up and down the rev range, without anticipating and making shifting decisions for you?
Of course it isn't a 'real' SM gearbox - no one ever said it was. Why would you try to compare a transmission available in a $30K car to one in a car that costs many times as much? (the Ferrari you mention)
As for the GTI - nice little car, great gearbox. Bolt it to something with some real horsepower and see how it fares. The auto in the G is the same as in the M and manages the horsepower/torque created by the V8 just fine. The VW's SM would likely be a box of metal shavings if subjected to the same and driven hard.
My point - don't be so quick to bash on the G's auto. It's a good, durable box. It's a box other manufacturer's would love to have in their vehicles. Of course there are better trannies out there - there always are - auto or manual. The advantage of a manual in this particular car would come down to the driver in most cases - although the 6MT owners would beg to differ. A look at the timeslips will validate the point - the 6MTs are quicker on paper. At the track it can be a driver's race.
Besides, with the quirks this particular manual has - vibes, noise, notchiness, clutches, etc - I don't know if I'd be so quick to throw stones at the slushbox.
Which other boring manual allows you to hold gears at will - up and down the rev range, without anticipating and making shifting decisions for you?
Of course it isn't a 'real' SM gearbox - no one ever said it was. Why would you try to compare a transmission available in a $30K car to one in a car that costs many times as much? (the Ferrari you mention)
As for the GTI - nice little car, great gearbox. Bolt it to something with some real horsepower and see how it fares. The auto in the G is the same as in the M and manages the horsepower/torque created by the V8 just fine. The VW's SM would likely be a box of metal shavings if subjected to the same and driven hard.
My point - don't be so quick to bash on the G's auto. It's a good, durable box. It's a box other manufacturer's would love to have in their vehicles. Of course there are better trannies out there - there always are - auto or manual. The advantage of a manual in this particular car would come down to the driver in most cases - although the 6MT owners would beg to differ. A look at the timeslips will validate the point - the 6MTs are quicker on paper. At the track it can be a driver's race.
Besides, with the quirks this particular manual has - vibes, noise, notchiness, clutches, etc - I don't know if I'd be so quick to throw stones at the slushbox.
