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Originally Posted by zaptorque
I haven't driven the MT so I can't really speak to that, but 5th really isn't an OD on the AT, at least to me. If I need to pass on the highway a quick tap on the downshift paddle into 5th and it pulls past the car easily enough.
I don't doubt you being right about the gear spacing though, I'm sure there are differences. I keep mine on the sport shift mode most of the time, such a blast to take the turns in 2nd!
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Yea, I guess 5th on AT has "enough" pull, but I'm not nearly patient enough for highway passes in 5th on the AT idk. Its probably more of a
thing, though.
I do notice I don't go into 2nd on the M/T (when pushing the car) nearly as much, as I did with the A/T. It does feel like the 2nd is more usable around town though, and the 3rd & 4th is more usable all around.
Both great cars though! Let's please not turn this into an AT vs MT bashing thread. They really are both great cars in their own way, but the M/T does beat it in raw performance. I doubted this (yes I realized the A/T is slower in the 1/4 but I'm interested in the race track), until I drove a M/T frs. That being said, the A/T does
very good I'd say just good enough if your not going to hit the track, but at the track I'll take the M/T. Just gotta wait until the funds allow