Love the Paddle Shifters

Duc_Z09

I'll reserve judgment on the Z paddles until I actually try them out. But on every car I've ever tested (mostly Mercedes) they were absolute sh1te. And don't get me started on "manual mode" on the G37.

Regardless, using a clutch pedal is something EVERYBODY who owns a sports car and claims to be an enthusiast should be able to do whether their current car has one or not.

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FPenvy

oh how lovely. another auto vs. manual thread.



welp i'm here now. who wants to tangle?

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kenchan

but if i lived in socal, my carving canyon hobby car would have paddles.. and a GTR badge.

kenchan

haha

mishuko

Well can't say how the Z paddles are but I have experienced the good and bad from Lexus.

07 is250 paddle shifters were 'cool' at first but then the shifts were delayed which really annoyed me.

the 14 is350 paddle shifters are a little more low profile, has a better tactile feedback and also the shifts are dramatically quicker.

I think technology has come a long way in the past few years for the automatics. That said I still have a hunch that MT will be phased out from the majority of manufacturer's over the next decade.

kenchan

i think i would use the left paddle to downshift, but most of my up shifts will be done via shift lever/knob.

FPenvy

Daily driving i use the actual shifter.

track, drag strip, backroads - i use the paddles for the control of both hands on the wheel.

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Kamzeelover

Lol the reason I was hesitant to get into a 370z was the manual transmission felt heavy and clunky. I know some people say its "raw " or whatever but for an entry level sports car and daily driver that would get annoying . The first to second shifting has to be perfect.. Nissan should stick to automatics because I hear the same issue with 4.0vq frontier drivers. They love the automatic tranny hate the manual. You can actually feel the torque in the auto with the 370z also.

VCuomo

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critical

the lexus ones are absolute garbage compared to nissan's. it's not really the paddles it's the programming and the transmission

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FPenvy

i will say this. i've driven many different cars with paddles and "manual mode" and 95% suck balls.

the Z's tranny is totally different than most i've used and it's amazing.

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kenchan

kamzee- you're socal, get the AT and carve those canyons. if you want to learn how to drive MT, just get another car for that. no need to try to learn the art on the Z. the Z's MT isn't really clunky but it is more for an advanced MT driver.

mishuko

with that i am in total agreement. can't say the same for the Z... how does the paddles feel? I notice with a lot of paddles they feel uhh sloppy....

go on... i'm waiting for the end

I know with the is250 if you use the paddles it'll cause the shifter to not shift and vice versa for a split second. you can pop the paddle twice for a double down shift or double up shift or whatever (i usually like to smash to cruising speed then shift up to an over drive) but can't do like double shift 1 gear on padal and 1 on the shifter... then again I'm giving you the benefit of doubt you aren't an amateur who's shifting and won't upshift just to downshift... and haven't tried that on the 350 yet. babying it as it's only about 3000km and dont want to be too rough on it.

turned off my SRM to practice again and let me say holy crap I am terrible. I didnt bother practice downshifting since my upshifting has been sloppy. It went back on after a few rought shifts for the sake of my neck and my tranny and clutch....

FPenvy

these are the exact paddles from the GT-R so the feel is great and the look is good.

when you hit one the gear changes are very quick with no delay.

i have thoroughly tested the hell out of mine. trust me.

my car has never been placed in just "D". it's always in manual mode and i shift every gear up and down. well except 2nd to 1st. thats a no no in the 7AT Z. you let the car do that one.

i've never lost a race to a 6MT and dont plan on it lol

they are large paddles as stated before so even when on the dragon and running hard they are easy to find and make the gear changes.

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cooltoy

Thank you.

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