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Originally Posted by WingsofWar
With the various test drivers Toyota and subaru has had with the car, Id think that a static paddle location might not be the best suited for the "drifter" mindset. Iv heard from people who track the 370z that during certain cornering situations they cant reach the paddles. With the 370z & GT-R the column shifter is better suited for a transmission and people who aren't in a high speed full lock but change gears before and after a corner..not during.
In my RX7, the TQ band falls off pretty bad during cornering and kicking the clutch to gain power makes you loose momentum, but its easy to switch gears while sideways to offset the losses.
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shuffle your hands. since the paddles never move, your hands are always near the paddles...
wheel mounted paddles work well on forumla cars that have less than 1 turn lock-to-lock... on road cars with multiple turns lock-to-lock and power steering, column mounted is better. wheel mounted is a cheap way to incorporate paddles without actual paddles. they are more like buttons and usually made out of cheap feeling plastic...