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Originally Posted by Moto-P
On the tighter autocross at Press Event, I just used the stick lever that also as +/- gear selector, if the paddles spun far enough to lose control of it in tighter corners.  |
I don't understand why Toyota screwed the lever action up as they got the paddle placement right (right side: upshift). In race cars with sequential shifters, you pull back for upshift - which makes sense if you think about it, you are accelerating hard and being thrown backwards so you are inclined to pull yourself forward - which upshifts you. Braking - you push forward to hold your seating position, thus a downshift by pushing forward.
Too bad you can't customize your shift pattern on the AT, but there would obviously be too many liability issues for Toyota to do that. Those of us who have driven cars using the correct pattern, or spent hours on racing simulations using a sequential shifter, are going to have a challenge with this thing. Luckily we can't blow up the engine or gearbox with a mis-shift!