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Originally Posted by ImportConvert I did not take the adaptive nature into account at all. Also read about temp above your post, sounds like it won't matter one bit to

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Old 12-08-2011, 11:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I did not take the adaptive nature into account at all.

Also read about temp above your post, sounds like it won't matter one bit to me. I won't overheating it.

I'm kindof torn, but the reason is all the bad I hear about the manuals vs. The disconnect I have always felt with automatics. I'm still in the manual camp, but if they find the car I want except in auto, ill be stressing.
Import, Mecanoid could not have put it any better. The at takes time to really understand its capability. Early in the thread red posted wwjd's review. I personally can downshift while decelerating or accelerating. And I'm not sure about what he meant about NOT being able to shift in turns but I don't shift until I am in a position to launch out of a turn. The 7at is incredible. From my standpoint, you lose out on 3 things.
1. The ability to burnout
2. Exhaust note is less aggressive than the manual/very mild torque converter drone. But nothing close to how bad other autos have it.
3. If you are really used to the clutch, you will feel like you need something to step on with your left leg at first. I have driven every shifting auto out there in the Z's price range and above. Nothing feels like it except the DCT's out there.

I'm not telling you to buy the auto. And I'm not going to say the auto is better than a manual. But I will say this. It will be a long time till another car brand will be able to duplicate this level of performance from a slushbox. When people are in my car and I'm shifting. They think its a manual transmission. Power delivery from the auto is that direct. I will take the pepsi challenge on power delivery with the 7at. Its just that impressive.

Obviously there will be advantages to a manual on a few levels.
Turbos bigger than stage 2. Drifting is easier. The art of heal and toe when SRM is off. But the 7 at provides so much diversity in its programming. I thing it makes it easy to transition from manual to auto.
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