eighty6gt
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people who don't like dct have not been in a car with a good one, like porsche's pdk.
most other stuff is junk.
most other stuff is junk.
Im over here just wondering how many of you have actually driven a DCT car. How many of you have put one in manual mode and ACTUALLY had to shift the car?
Im over here just wondering how many of you have actually driven a DCT car. How many of you have put one in manual mode and ACTUALLY had to shift the car?
I've never driven a car with paddle shifters so I can't say I like or dislike them. I can see that steering wheel mounted shifters would be tricky to operate if you needed to shift gears while turning a corner, so column-mounted shifters at least keeps them fixed in the same location regardless of whether you're going in a straight line or round a corner.
I'm sure it would feel strange at first but once you get used to them, they could be fun.
Anyone who doesn't like it is just poor and likes chinese getrags.
you can use anything you like, just don't feel too bad when you get blown into the weeds by a nice taycan here and there. 2 speed powerglide in that thing...
Not sure if that's even relevant, what are they going to find out that it shifts fast and easy?
Everyone already knows that part.
They are making the paddles a lot longer, (with a curve to em) so even though mounted to the column, you can still shift on corners. Ideally, I would prefer the right paddle for upshifts.... and left paddle for downshifts. I wonder if the paddle functions can be swapped ?
Does the DCT have enough smarts so you don't do something stupid... like drop down one gear too many, and over rev the eng?
The GT500 is going to be as good or better. Anyone who doesn't like it is just poor and likes chinese getrags.
That's if you like Play Station.
DCT's won't go down 2 gears at a time like a manual can. One clutch controls one shaft with one set of gears (1,3,5,7), the other clutch controls the other shaft (2,4,6) so you can't go from 5th to 3rd without passing through 4th as that shift fork needs to move from 5th to 3rd. Basically the clutches take turns in order for the synchros and shift forks to engage smoothly as it doesn't completely uncouple the engine from the transmission like a true manual clutch setup does.Does the DCT have enough smarts so you don't do something stupid... like drop down one gear too many, and over rev the eng?
Frank there is just as much thinking with a DCT (in manual mode) as there is with a manual. You still have to know when to upshift and downshift. There is just no clutch pedal
I would tend to agree with this, however this is where I make my argument. Why is Ford making such a change away from what the GT500 used to be? Is that really what the market wants? If it is, I can't say that Ford is doing wrong, it just puts me in the minority I guess.If the primary aim of buying a 2020 GT500 is the performance, you're better off getting the much lighter '13-'14 GT500. Even though it came with almost 100hp less from the factory, it's easy to extract that from the 5.8L Trinity engine. With the standard 6-speed manual tranny, it's a more raw driving experience for the purist who wants to preserve the skill of manually changing gears instead of relying on electronics