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I had two cars(GC 3.8/FRS/BRZ) on my list to buy only and now there's only one after this review. The FRS is that car and it's because of what's been said of the automatic tranny!!!! It doesn't compare to the POS that plagues my RSX and makes it miserably slow, it competes with a DSG so it exploits the power better than my car! This is what I was missing all along to making my car better.
Out of everything that surprised me on the FR-S, the automatic topped them all. This isn’t your average slushbox — it’s derived from the Lexus IS-F 8-speed auto trans and features a sport mode that, when engaged, locks the torque converter up, providing DSG-like shifts with crisp throttle-blipping precision. I first drove the auto in D-mode, where the computer did all the shifting for me, and was blown away by how well it knew when to hold a gear and downshift to be in the engine’s sweet spot at all times. I’m somewhat embarrassed to say that my paddle-shifting skills weren’t able to match its ability. This is the first auto transmission I’ve driven that I’d recommend for track use — yes, I’m dead serious.
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