No synchro Rev Match on A7?

Originally Posted by mspeasl

I will have to see it to believe it..................... The AT that I test drove before I purchased my 6sp did nothing more than increase RPM when I downshifted using the paddles. It was no different than a normal AT in any other car when you pulled the lever into a lower gear????????

Originally Posted by 2bits

If you weren't aggressive during that test drive (i.e. staying at low RPMs), it wouldn't be that obvious. If you used Drive instead of Manual, you couldn't notice it because it's turned off. BTW, check out Nissan's site:

2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe Specs - Nissan USA

It's called "Downshift Rev Matching" instead of SRM, but the effect is the same. All 7AT's have it, whereas only Sport 6MT's have SRM.

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

(Noob question) SRM stands for?

SRM is short for Syncro Rev Match.
In principle SRM and DRM from the auto trans work the same. The big difference is that it is much easier to do in an auto transmission because the computer is in control of the transmission, it knows what gear it is heading to and what the target RPM is. With a manual transmission it doesn't know what gear it is going to until you select it. The SRM system is a first, DRM on the other hand is pretty standard in modern transmissions.

Originally Posted by mspeasl

The below is from another question on the forum and it says about the same as I did when I made the comment about how it feels about the same as other A/T's when downshifted.