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Originally Posted by Turbowned
I don't feel any real difference between the two. New automatics with manual shifting respond to your command within milliseconds, whereas older designs you'd have to wait up to 500rpm before the damn thing would shift. They should also blip the throttle on downshifts. They perform the same function, autos and DSG's, just done differently. They might be a little different out on a racetrack but as far as spirited street driving or putting around town is concerned, they shouldn't feel different. And since I'd expect <10% of us will ever take the car on a track, the time spent driving on the street is where it counts most.
I know they shift faster than a manual, and will eventually replace the manual completely. Hopefully I'll either be dead by then, or will have a spaceship and be well past caring about cars  |
I'm with this guy. VW/Audi DSG was/is amazing. Shifts faster than any race car driver. No lost torque. Sport mode holds high revs. It's a marvel. And quite boring. Same reason I'd rather a slower fun car vs a faster computer car.
If I was getting paid to race/win then I'd have a DSG/PDK in a heartbeat.
Check out videos of the 370Z 's manual "rev match" tech - it's a manual gearbox with a clutch, but it has sensors in the gates so as you shift around the revs jump to where they need to be. It's brilliant, and flawless. I'd probably turn it off.