Just curious, what kind of terrain did you encounter that seem to cause such issues with wrongly shifting gears?
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Psythik@lemm.ee 2 days agoNot every automatic has that. Not to mention that there tends to be input lag when you hit the paddle, and there’s the fact that they won’t hold a gear when you need them to (instead they tend to automatically upshift right before redline). Manual mode is no substitute for a real manual.
Opisek@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Psythik@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Flat asphalt.
Like for example when you need to accelerate quickly to get around/avoid something. Most automatics I’ve driven will often shift into second too soon and absolutely refuse to drop back down to first gear—no matter how hard you stomp the acceleration pedal—even if there’s still plenty of room left in the rev range.
Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 1 day ago
You can usually change the driving mode from eco over comfort to sport. They all behave differently. And the there’s the kick down, that’ll definitely shift down unless the revs would be too high.
I love driving manual, have done it since I was 18. But automatic transmissions nowadays are really good.
Opisek@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The only ones I’ve driven will not shift when you kick the gas pedal down, precisely to let you accelerate faster.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Even the oldest automatics would let you lock it to a lower gear if you needed it.