Manual vs. Auto performance

theDreamer

One of the things from the linked auto v. manual thread that I was hoping to achieve in that thread, though I founder later after some digging, was how the auto compared to other automatics with paddles.

I enjoy manuals, when they are good (not my cheap car manual), but with the introduction of these new automatics with manual feel, I want to know if the same control can be achieved. Now being able to pick X gear and choosing it will probably never happen, but the control when I want it to shift, how smooth I shift in manual, etc. I know people talk about BMW having a nice system and then there are the F1 race cars that have the pinnacle of production systems, but where does Nissan fall into this range?

Can the auto compete on the track against a manual? Will it slow someone down because you have to hit multiple times to jump down gears, or how quick/slow it is at changing gears?

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Robert_Nash

The questions you want answered are probably impossible to answer; at least, getting an answer not tinged with a lot of bias.

I love the paddles and love them more every time I hit some twisty roads or just need a quick downshift; however, I haven't driven any other manufacturer's vehicles with paddle shifters so I have no basis for comparring the 370's system to, say the BMW.

I don't drag race but I do autocross (haven't done so with the 370 yet but have many times with a 350 auto) and found the auto to be just fine for that duty (not to say that they manual isn't as good of a choice).

You may or may not give up a couple tenth's of a second in a straight line acceleration but the "manual" mode in the 370 will satisfy most shifting needs and is certainly worthy of consideration.

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