I just took out a 7AT for a ride...

MeetJoeAsian · 10-13-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

What are you talking about?

7AT changes to the next gear up or the next gear down *when* you tell it to - if you need to "skip" a gear, bump it twice...it does it.

The only exception is if it's in "auto" mode *and* you either flip it to manual, or bump the "-" paddle shifter, it'll drop from 7 to 5 when going down the highway, and I still will sometimes bump it twice to kick it to 4th and haul...if you bump the "+" paddle, it stays in 7th and you can back it down to 6th if you so desire, or pull over the stick at that point and it'll stay in 7th (I need to double check on moving the stick, though I know it will stay in 7th with the paddles and being in auto mode)

As for not being meant to - if that was the case, they wouldn't have made it so.

The automatic in the 370Z is a fully automatic engine with sequential shifting to imitate a manual...whereas the SMG and F1s are true manuals with sequential shifting....and this is where the fun is differentiated

don't get me wrong, I'm NOT knocking 7AT vs 6MT...I think the sequential automatic shifter in the 7AT is great, but it's just still not a manual transmission...a manual transmission is true gear and clutch shifting, whereas in the 7AT, it's a computer electronically imitating a manual....it's a great car if you want the occasional controlled driving, but it's still an automatic...

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