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DantKR · 05-31-2012, 11:32 AM

Turn it on Sports/Sport. Don't just put it in drive. This will give you a closer feel to what the manual would be like.

ChrisOkc8 · 05-31-2012, 11:39 AM

Why did you make a thread about this? This was just stated in another thread that I just read...

DantKR · 05-31-2012, 11:44 AM

Because in the past 2 weeks there have been about 5 different threads about people not doing this when they drove it. Think of it more as a service announcement.

pr086 · 05-31-2012, 11:51 AM

i wish i would have known when i drove it yesterday. came away from it very disapointed.

DantKR · 05-31-2012, 02:00 PM

See, service announcement lol!

ichitaka05 · 05-31-2012, 03:46 PM

Hm... it's up to driver/member's opinion. It's good idea to try out both. Try as of normal mode & sports mode

Boosted2.0 · 05-31-2012, 03:47 PM

Yep - definitely try sport, and then try manual sport mode. It is a completely different car.

Boosted2.0 · 05-31-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Hm... it's up to driver/member's opinion. It's good idea to try out both. Try as of normal mode & sports mode

I would say try all 4 modes. D - D with sport. M and M with sport. All 4 are different experiences.

ichitaka05 · 05-31-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Boosted2.0

I would say try all 4 modes. D - D with sport. M and M with sport. All 4 are different experiences.

I would expect, D & M would be natural thing, cuz it's there

serith · 05-31-2012, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DantKR

This will give you a closer feel to what the manual would be like.

Wrong. If you want a "manual transmission impression", start using both legs to drive the car.

Boosted2.0 · 05-31-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I would expect, D & M would be natural thing, cuz it's there

Yes, but it is not obvious that sport mode on and off in D &M modes is actually 4 different modes in total - all different. Most people would probably assume that sport mode is sport mode and D/M is just to pick who is shifting, you or the car. From what we observed they are 4 distict shift schedules / profiles.

SioXie101 · 05-31-2012, 04:27 PM

was the first to test drove a manual Raven FRS in one of the dealearship yesterday here NWI and the first thing i notice how crisp and smooth the transmission is even at low speed. Although that boxer wail at 7000rpm on third gear running @ 75mph sounded anemic but the ride was composed and smooth. The shifter i notice was kinda long on throws when compared to an RX8. Still it was fun.

Im still waiting to test drove an auto if ever it comes available.

Godzilla35 · 05-31-2012, 06:36 PM

lol... dang, I swear some of you guys get loooong test drives. I barely had time to shift up and down all the gears for like 8 blocks maybe. I didn't have a chance to turn sport on / off

Turbowned · 05-31-2012, 06:42 PM

Not everyone is getting a chance to drive a manual. I was signed up to test drive the FR-S 6AT next week but then my friend told me he'd be picking his up this weekend, so I could drive the 6MT instead.

05-31-2012, 11:32 AM	#1
DantKR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ LT Location: NC Posts: 759 Thanks: 7 Thanked 124 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To those of you test driving AT... Turn it on Sports/Sport. Don't just put it in drive. This will give you a closer feel to what the manual would be like.

05-31-2012, 03:46 PM	#6
ichitaka05 Site Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: ichi 86 Project Location: Middle of No where Posts: 21,050 Thanks: 7,728 Thanked 19,278 Times in 8,388 Posts Mentioned: 697 Post(s) Tagged: 28 Thread(s)	Hm... it's up to driver/member's opinion. It's good idea to try out both. Try as of normal mode & sports mode __________________

05-31-2012, 04:27 PM	#12
SioXie101 Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2008 GMC Acadia, 2003 Nissan Altima Location: NWI Posts: 66 Thanks: 39 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	was the first to test drove a manual Raven FRS in one of the dealearship yesterday here NWI and the first thing i notice how crisp and smooth the transmission is even at low speed. Although that boxer wail at 7000rpm on third gear running @ 75mph sounded anemic but the ride was composed and smooth. The shifter i notice was kinda long on throws when compared to an RX8. Still it was fun. Im still waiting to test drove an auto if ever it comes available. __________________ can your engine rev up to 9000rpm?

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ChrisOkc8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 182 Thanks: 112 Thanked 52 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why did you make a thread about this? This was just stated in another thread that I just read...

05-31-2012, 11:44 AM	#3
DantKR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ LT Location: NC Posts: 759 Thanks: 7 Thanked 124 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Because in the past 2 weeks there have been about 5 different threads about people not doing this when they drove it. Think of it more as a service announcement.

05-31-2012, 11:51 AM	#4
pr086 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: fast Location: US Posts: 325 Thanks: 1 Thanked 26 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i wish i would have known when i drove it yesterday. came away from it very disapointed.

05-31-2012, 02:00 PM	#5
DantKR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ LT Location: NC Posts: 759 Thanks: 7 Thanked 124 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	See, service announcement lol!

05-31-2012, 03:47 PM	#7
Boosted2.0 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 13 FR-S, 00 Spyder&Celica, 08 Tundr Location: Sealy, Texas Posts: 362 Thanks: 2 Thanked 176 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep - definitely try sport, and then try manual sport mode. It is a completely different car.

05-31-2012, 06:36 PM	#13
Godzilla35 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Nissan GT-R Location: SoCali Posts: 436 Thanks: 425 Thanked 84 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	lol... dang, I swear some of you guys get loooong test drives. I barely had time to shift up and down all the gears for like 8 blocks maybe. I didn't have a chance to turn sport on / off

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