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Originally Posted by Buggy51
Huh odd, another magazine, Autopista, referenced the IS-F when talking about the automatic transmission.
Link to the particular translation: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=81
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...5&postcount=83
Quote from MatadorRacing F1: "It has two types of transmission. The one I tried was equipped with a 6 speed manual. They assured me that there would be two possibibilties of development, following the country [market] that it will go to or the taste of the customer (lolwtfbbqwaffles?!?!?! Implying perhaps different ratios between hi spec and low spec or different gear ratios/final drives for different markets). The other option is a torque converter automatic exactly the same as mounted in the IS F."
So it sounds promising if the final version is similar or a modified version of the IS-F. As stated by madfast, its most likely a modified version of the IS though, but some of the ones that drove the automatic Subaru enjoyed it. |
the ISF has an 8 speed, so there is no way its the same tranny. if he got this wrong, or if he glossed over this fact, then we have to take everything he says with a grain of salt.
another thing is that both motor trend and C&D drove the AT version and both said it was good. BUT if it does have the ISF's 0.1 sec shifts and direct responses, dont you think they would talk more about it? or is that info embargoed?
lastly, the Sport/Snow button has got me VERY intrigued. does it have to do with the AT shift mapping? or is it a general Sport/Snow mode that affects the throttle and EPS on both AT and MT cars? curiously, both interior pics from CAR and Autopista were cropped such that you are not able to see if the Sport/Snow button is equipped on the MT car that they tested. is it possible that you hit that Sport button and the car comes alive? like the vaunted M-button on BMW M cars?