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Old 07-15-2014, 01:26 PM   #133
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Originally Posted by kavanagh View Post

....oh, and I triple-tap downshifts all day long 6-3 and 5-2. ....
You can also go 5-1, I inadvertently did it yesterday....bounced off the rev limiter, not good when you do it not on purpose...

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The only thing I miss from a manual is the ability to coast. you can do it in regular Drive mode pretty easily by just slipping the lever to N, but I'm almost always in Manual shift and there's no quick way to get to Neutral. I would almost like to see a pull and hold on both paddles put it into neutral. But then how would it know what gear to return to when you let go of both paddles? I dunno...
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Originally Posted by J_kennington View Post
Kava, I really like the idea of implementing the, " pull both paddle to engage neutral." They could add code in the ecu to select gear afterwards based on engine load compared to speed. Pretty sure my other cars stand alone offers it for autos. Would be really cool if someone could figure a way out though.
Yea, that was one of the first thing I tried (pulling both for neutral) because it just seemed natural to be able to do it. I would have liked to have seen that as well.
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