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Originally Posted by Ocala FR-S
Amen to seeing the gear number while in drive. It is difficult to know what to expect when initiating temporary manual control while in normal or sport mode. As I am exclusively using manual mode, I am learning what engine sound, torque feel, tach reading and MPH add up to the gear number displayed. I expect I'll know what gear I'm in even in normal or sport mode. But really, couldn't we just have the gear number display. Cruising quietly along at 40 mph in normal mode, I'll never know if I'm 2 or 3 paddle slap downshifts away from a 3rd gear passing maneuver.
So far I'm opting for the late upshift on slow turns after the wheel returns to near straight ahead. I'll try the early shift and see how that goes.
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I have found that using the floor shifter, there is a certain degree of NVH transmitted through even the AT that I can execute a well timed gear change better than when using the paddles. You may notice the same.
At WOT on a straight away, or downshifting for engine braking, the paddles start to make more sense.