how are you AT Fr-s enjoying the car =)

[soulreapersteve]

Hey AT peeps, quick question. I read through the entire owner's manual and a few questions popped up. One of them being: is one able and is it safe to switch from auto mode to manual mode on the fly?

For example, I get bored of going 55-60mph on the highway and want to have fun with the paddles. Would I be able to switch from D to M?

Many thanks!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Hey AT peeps, quick question. I read through the entire owner's manual and a few questions popped up. One of them being: is one able and is it safe to switch from auto mode to manual mode on the fly?

For example, I get bored of going 55-60mph on the highway and want to have fun with the paddles. Would I be able to switch from D to M?

Many thanks!

Yes, its safe.


You can either change the shifter into Manual mode at any time then use the shifter or the paddles. You can also use the paddles anytime in any mode. I do this almost every time I drive the car, particularly for downshifting to pass.

[904FRSlow]

Originally Posted by 3nl

I put in a few hours with the AT from a friend and at the dealer before I got my MT and was thoroughly impressed with the full-manual mode. Being able to shift into first is really, really nice when you are hooning around in empty parking lots and sliding around. If I didn't have another car with a slushbox in it, I would have gotten an AT in this.

It cracks me up seeing people with the MT bash on the AT when the vast majority of people who buy the MT aren't shifting nearly as fast as the AT and certainly aren't heel-toeing anywhere close to what the AT can do. 95% of the people bashing the AT would get spanked by someone with the same skill level in an AT FR-S on a road course or autox. I don't know very many people at all who can heel-toe very high up in the powerband and rev-match perfectly while still maintaining the same level of finesse on the brake they would have if they weren't shifting...

Then again, those who are good enough to out-shift an AT entering corners have serious track/auto-x seat time and most likely actually have respect for the twins' ATs since they are quite good.

So what you can't clutch kick in AT? I had zero problems flicking the ass out and going for a slide - if you can't have fun in the AT FR-S you are doing something very, very wrong!

Just forward this to every twin owner that hates autos. Thanks lol

[Bergen23]

Like the auto in this car. One of the best I've ever driven with (the GTR, SLS AMG And a few other super cars don't really count in my opinion, while other animal...).

However, I have a problem where sometimes my downshifts are very slow and sluggish and jerk the car. That's the best way I can describe it. Not the usual smooth downshift with rev match. The revs don't climb quickly and it's like the car doesn't want to downshift. I've noticed giving it gas and downshift when it does that fixes it, but that doesn't help much when I'm slowing to a stop.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yes, its safe.


You can either change the shifter into Manual mode at any time then use the shifter or the paddles. You can also use the paddles anytime in any mode. I do this almost every time I drive the car, particularly for downshifting to pass.

Thanks for the reply, kind sir! I think I'm going to have a fun time with the paddles, especially driving in rush hour around here.

[Ann1ne]

I've been driving my AT since 3 months. No regrets
1St good surprise: Because my previous car was dual clutch, I was a little worried about this torque converter being lazzy but hopefully not, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE
2nd The "manual mode" allows quicker shifts than the MT.
3rd When necessary the D mode saves gas
4th Sport mode + paddles when you dont whant to manage the stick
Resuming : More versatile car

[3nl]

Originally Posted by Ann1ne

2nd The "manual mode" allows quicker shifts than the MT.

Yeah, that's not true. It does have a really good auto, and it is faster than a lot of people who suck at driving MT, but that's not true at all.

[Ann1ne]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Hey AT peeps, quick question. I read through the entire owner's manual and a few questions popped up. One of them being: is one able and is it safe to switch from auto mode to manual mode on the fly?

For example, I get bored of going 55-60mph on the highway and want to have fun with the paddles. Would I be able to switch from D to M?

Many thanks!

That's what we do all the time! and this is the value added of an AT
Adapting the car to the driving conditions (traffics Jams, fuel saving, or when you take control , slapping a M mode, playing with the paddles or stick easier and quicker than an MT
In my point of view the AT its more versatile and a more complex car to tame. Takes time to discover his strengh which is the multi purpose (which doesnt means something not tasty)
A quick drive just around the neighborhood is not enough to catch it. Probably these peeps will only remember about the lazy (but economic) D mode, without trully experiencing the M or Sport Mode (with or without VSC Sport)

[Ann1ne]

Originally Posted by 3nl

Yeah, that's not true. It does have a really good auto, and it is faster than a lot of people who suck at driving MT, but that's not true at all.

$You are right . i'm not saying the AT itself shifts faster but MY PERFORMANCE is faster managing the stick or the paddles with AT...I test drove an MT and felt myself slower with

[fitcious]

lets say you are on the freeway in traffic and using paddles, is it bad (longevity wise) for the car if you go from 1st to 2nd then back to first when it really slows? i usually just let the car downshift to 1st (around 6mph) by itself.

[Mim]

I Perma drive in sport mode. Most of the time (in a 60kph zone) I'll cruise in 4th if there isn't much traffic or its far enough ahead otherwise stay in 3rd and use gear breaking to manage my distance to the car in front so I generally drive by feathering the throttle. Much like a manual would, I suppose.

When coming up to a stop I'll gear break down in 3rd to say 40 then 2nd and gently apply the brakes when coming to a full stop, but I never drop it to 1st. The 1st gear is really only used when pulling away from a complete stop, and if slowing down will rev the engine all look at me like, if traveling anything faster than 15kph. I let the car manage 1st.

[drewbot]

Originally Posted by fitcious

lets say you are on the freeway in traffic and using paddles, is it bad (longevity wise) for the car if you go from 1st to 2nd then back to first when it really slows? i usually just let the car downshift to 1st (around 6mph) by itself.

It will lurch and jerk if you try to go to 1st at really low speeds. Let the AT do the downshift itself.

[3nl]

Originally Posted by drewbot

It will lurch and jerk if you try to go to 1st at really low speeds. Let the AT do the downshift itself.

Unless your right foot is on the floor, then the wheels just spin

[miyoshi82]

Anyone have an auto FRS Release Series 1.0? Any thoughts or feels about it?