AT owners in here please

[Neziah]

How does it work with downshifting into corners?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Neziah

How does it work with downshifting into corners?

Not sure what you mean fully. According to Moto-P and others, there is intelligence built into it so that when you are cornering hard, it will not do a disruptive downshift in certain modes, but I have not tried it myself. In normal street driving, including spirited mountain driving, I have not run into any issues.

[Neziah]

Hey thanks for replying. I was just reading your thread about your car! Among others as well. I am having that debate about getting a MT like I have always had, or to finally go with a AT and relax a bit. I want to Autocross and hit up track days once in a while for fun, so I was curious how it did with down shifting while trying to hustle through corners. From what I have read it works pretty well.

[Pake1]

Quick question for you AT owners.

In Manual mode, is it possible to be in neutral? Asking this in stop-and-go traffic, where I wouldn't have to keep my foot on the break to roll into the car infront of me.

[Spd229]

Has anyone really noticed a slight bump when shifting manually sometimes with the auto? In full auto mode it seems to rarely do this if ever, but I tend to notice it quite a bit while shifting manually. Makes me somewhat nervous about it when it happens.

It's also a pretty rough swap from 2nd to 1st at lights if you're slightly rolling to a stop.

Just wondered if anyone else felt the roughness / jerks / bumps / whatever you would like to call them so far.

Thanks.

[feldy]

So I did a full weekend of autox and we had issues downshifting into first.

So last night I wanted to know why....

First goes to about 36 and you have to shift into 2nd. 2nd goes to 63mph.

You cannot shift back into 1st until 33mph due to over reving. Not sure how the other gears though.

[feldy]

Originally Posted by Spd229

Has anyone really noticed a slight bump when shifting manually sometimes with the auto? In full auto mode it seems to rarely do this if ever, but I tend to notice it quite a bit while shifting manually. Makes me somewhat nervous about it when it happens.

It's also a pretty rough swap from 2nd to 1st at lights if you're slightly rolling to a stop.

Just wondered if anyone else felt the roughness / jerks / bumps / whatever you would like to call them so far.

Thanks.

Yep I get this as well. Its due to the rev matching. I wouldnt worry about it. Also if you are let it downshift on its own. It will downshift if you are in full manual mode at a certain rpm level.

[Spd229]

Originally Posted by feldy

Yep I get this as well. Its due to the rev matching. I wouldnt worry about it. Also if you are let it downshift on its own. It will downshift if you are in full manual mode at a certain rpm level.

Yeah, I generally let it downshift on its own as I get to stops (from 2nd to 1st anyway).

Just wanted to know if it was occasionally that snappy going up as well (kinda the same feeling as driving a manual without really having mastered the clutch / gas exchange between gear shifts).

Thanks for the info Feldy!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Pake1

Quick question for you AT owners.

In Manual mode, is it possible to be in neutral? Asking this in stop-and-go traffic, where I wouldn't have to keep my foot on the break to roll into the car infront of me.

Not in the normal sequence of using the paddles or the shifter while maintaining manual mode unless someone knows a secret I'm missing.

Obviously you can move the shifter into neutral but you can do that in any mode but then would have to move it back down to Drive and over to Manual.

[Rob_g]

Has anyone noticed the occaisional rpm dip just below 500rpm which will make the engine feel a bit rough like it's going to stall?

Rob

[Calidrifter]

No, are you at a certain mileage?

[Rob_g]

Originally Posted by Calidrifter

No, are you at a certain mileage?

Almost 900kms

Rob

[Jayp]

Originally Posted by Rob_g

Has anyone noticed the occaisional rpm dip just below 500rpm which will make the engine feel a bit rough like it's going to stall?

Rob

I have actually, around 550 rpm when I just start the car, get it warmed up, and it's idling. I think it has something to do with the Boxer engine and that it's just the way they are.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Rob_g

Has anyone noticed the occaisional rpm dip just below 500rpm which will make the engine feel a bit rough like it's going to stall?

Rob

I haven't, but there's another recent thread here where some folks have noticed it, but mostly with the manual when idling. There were one or two ATs in that mix as well I believe. It has been in the last couple of days so should be near the top of the threads.