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When I was looking at possible sports cars to purchase, I used the following criteria..... If an automatic was available, I would get it. If the car was not offered

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Old 07-19-2009, 12:15 AM   #76 (permalink)
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When I was looking at possible sports cars to purchase, I used the following criteria..... If an automatic was available, I would get it. If the car was not offered with AT, I would be fine with a MT. The Viper, Honda S2000, and Lotus Exige were the MT candidates. The Corvette, BMW Z4, and The 370Z were the AT cars I looked at. The way I narrowed down the choices was.... Viper (too impractical) .... Honda ( only coupe had removable hardtop and no soft top)...Lotus (no dealer within a reasonable distance)...Corvette (too common)....BMW ( not enough bang for the buck) .... 370Z ( best fit my requirements, which was a sports car coupe).

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Just because someone doesn't drive a 6MT, he/she is not an enthusiast??? What kind of response is this? The 7 speed automatic with rev matching downshifts and 6 speed gearbox with SRM - are both very fun to drive. There's no right or wrong decision. People simply buy the transmission they are comfortable with. It's all about enjoying driving your car. I have locked every 6MT vs Auto threads. Please keep it civil or this will get locked as well.
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from what ive noticed over the years, having owned a fully built GSX w 850whp, mods arent as plentiful for cars w auto trannys, especially forced induction. Alot of aftermarket companies dont build kits for anything other than manual trannys, which is why mine is a 6spd, just my .2
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from what ive noticed over the years, having owned a fully built GSX w 850whp, mods arent as plentiful for cars w auto trannys, especially forced induction. Alot of aftermarket companies dont build kits for anything other than manual trannys, which is why mine is a 6spd, just my .2
This makes no sense!!!
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from what ive noticed over the years, having owned a fully built GSX w 850whp, mods arent as plentiful for cars w auto trannys, especially forced induction. Alot of aftermarket companies dont build kits for anything other than manual trannys, which is why mine is a 6spd, just my .2
This was my point all together, would someone who sees a Z rollin up, pops the hood looks inside and think.. Bad ***, then move to the interior and WTF!? No stick?! FAiL.

And also, isnt after market boosting about increasing the Engine's output? No matter what tranny it may be paired with? Sure you're prolly gonna have more of a reduction in RWHP but still good numbers out of the engine itself right?
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GT motorsports has pretty much shown theres very small difference in power output when boosting the auto and manual. on myg37.com there are many dynos of the members with mods similar to that of the 370z and they are pretty much the same with +/-5hp which you really are not going to miss if you chose the tranny that suits you. Of course the Z will take less power loss from the drivetrain than the G will so expect to see more power.
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How on earth would this thread make you decide? I dont even understand how its a hard choice. Most people know if they want a manual or an auto and if they dont, they drive them and then decide.
I drove both MT and AT 2 different times at 2 different dealearships and still cant make up my mind. I am annoyed by the slow response in higher speeds when in high gears in the AT and the slow response in shifting to lower gears especially when doing successive shifts. I found that the the MT is a little more balanced when cornering at 50 + mph. I
Like everying in life, there are good and bad things to everything. In the end, I see it coming down to a coin toss !
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I drove both MT and AT 2 different times at 2 different dealearships and still cant make up my mind. I am annoyed by the slow response in higher speeds when in high gears in the AT and the slow response in shifting to lower gears especially when doing successive shifts. I found that the the MT is a little more balanced when cornering at 50 + mph. I
Like everying in life, there are good and bad things to everything. In the end, I see it coming down to a coin toss !
Aman brother! That is EXACTLY what I was talking about; you just explained it more so.

I think I may have to go to the coin toss method in the end also.
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I drove both MT and AT 2 different times at 2 different dealearships and still cant make up my mind. I am annoyed by the slow response in higher speeds when in high gears in the AT and the slow response in shifting to lower gears especially when doing successive shifts. I found that the the MT is a little more balanced when cornering at 50 + mph. I
Like everying in life, there are good and bad things to everything. In the end, I see it coming down to a coin toss !

If it is down to a coin toss now, why not make it down to aesthetics? Which center console area is more appealing to your eyes. i think it looks better in manual, but what do you think? Just something else to throw out there. Do you find that you like the feeling of shifting with the paddles, or the stick? Just some other things to think about.

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I like the looks of the center console without the NAV. For some reason the knobs and whole interface looks more sofisticated than the center consol of the one with the NAV system, where things looked a little flimsy.
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i'm with ak370 buy what you like.my 03 zo6 vette only came with a 6 speed man,dealer said auto trans wasn't strong enough for 405 hp,that was then now u can get 436 hp vette w auto, i ordered the auto for my z ,love the paddle shifting.
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Being new to the paddle shifting community and not wanting to ruin the auto tranny, I asked the dealer some questions about it and I wanted you guy's thoughts on it.

When your in the 'manual' mode, is it primarily for the start, or can you jump into it mid drive on the highway?

The dealer told me that they dont reccomend shifting (up) until you get above the 3k rpm range... No comment on shifting down.

The reason I ask is based on what they said it was for the... 'When your behind someone slow and want to blow past them, you change lanes, drop a gear or two and blow past them..." I imagine that doing so would really put a strain on your engine initially? Or does it compensate for that so you can do so without having a lurch as soon as you get back into gear and push the pedal?

And lastly (and this confused me with manuals too) When driving, do you shift until there's no longer a strain on the engine to cruise, or do you go all the way to the highest gear and cruise there?

Sorry for all the noob questions, I didn't start learning to drive stick until this May. Primarily to be able to drive THIS car which I figured would only come in manual, but since they have an auto... it's more to my liking and I just don't wanna F*** it up driving home from the dealer lol.
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