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Originally Posted by Scion FR-S
I've read several car reviews in which the reviewers noted that after a while "manually" shifting via paddles just started to seem pointless, and they would up driving the car in full auto mode (supercars excepted). When I drive my dad's automatic Corolla SRX I find the same thing - while it does not have paddles you can shift up/down using a pseudo -sequential mode via the floor shifter. It shifts very promptly, but after a while the lack of a 3rd pedal (and the crappy shift lever) makes the whole exercise seem futile and boring, and I just leave it in full auto.
That said I find fast cornering somewhat impeded in a fully manual car, since I have to downshift during the braking phase prior to corner entry in order to power out past the apex, and without mad heel-toe skillz you've got to get off the brake to adjust the throttle opening for the shift. I'm unwilling to risk my clutch/tranny to learn heel-toe; there must be many like me who would LOVE to see a version of the 370's synchro-rev system on the FR-S. I'd gladly fork over a few grand for it.
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depends. if the tranny auto upshifts at redline, or autodownshifts at WOT then yes that totally defeats the purpose of manual mode. on the other hand, if it doesnt, then its exactly like a manual minus the minutia of shifting with clutch and stick.