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Originally Posted by Braces
Yep. There are different scenarios that call for both methods. The handbrake is very convenient and I use it a lot with uphill starts.
Some cars (Audi R8) actually have a feature called Hill Hold Assist with the manual cars. On a substantial incline, the car will automatically apply the brakes momentarily until you start to move forward.
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This feature used to annoy me with my old STI until I got used to it. None of my previous manual cars had this, so it was second nature for me to engage the clutch very quickly on steep hills. Then I'd switch to driving my STI and nearly stall the car from a stop because it'd hold the brakes for a second when the car was pointed uphill (basically the worst possible time if you're not expecting it). It worked great when I finally got used to it, but even then it'd always take a bit of faith trusting the hill-assist would hold the car when I let off the brakes pointed up a big hill with cars behind me! It never let me down though.