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JARblue 10-07-2014 03:07 PM
I drove Pintsize's 7AT a few months ago when I was picking it up from a shop for her. It was a reminder that the paddle shifters in the Z really are fantastic. What bothered me the most was the throttle lag (not shift lag), which can be fixed with a tune.

janglez 10-07-2014 03:08 PM
i'd rather have a mt but with my right shoulder condition i had to go with the auto... i'm really impressed with it

b15 10-07-2014 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 2992221)
no. i would never buy a honda c'mon now lol
Why?

Duc_Z09 10-07-2014 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by schellingr (Post 2992146)
6 speed rocks. Driving an automatic Z It's like riding an automatic Harley Davidson. (if existed) (and if you know about motorcycles) ruins the fun out of everything.
Riding a Harley-Davidson ruins the fun of motorcycling.:owned:

Haboob 10-07-2014 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Tadpole (Post 2991163)
Shhh. The manual boys might get butt hurt reading this post. Keep this on the low down chief.
Always wanting to start ****.

This dead horse has been beaten so many times. :gtfo2:

Magic Bus 10-07-2014 04:57 PM
While I got the 6mt in my Z, the AT paddles on the Z are great! They're large and in a fixed position.

Try finding the small paddles on my GTI when the steering wheel is slighty turned. :mad:

VCuomo 10-07-2014 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 2991962)
Daily driving i use the actual shifter.

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

Tadpole 10-07-2014 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by schellingr (Post 2992146)
6 speed rocks. Driving an automatic Z It's like riding an automatic Harley Davidson. (if existed) (and if you know about motorcycles) ruins the fun out of everything.
Riding a Harley is boring to begin with. Use a better metaphor next time

sizziano 10-07-2014 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tadpole (Post 2992529)
Riding a Harley is boring to begin with. Use a better metaphor next time

Analogy

Memphis370Z 10-07-2014 07:57 PM
New member here who has never owned a car with an AT... until I bought my '09 Touring several weeks ago.

Since I can only own one car (at least until my daughter graduates college), I thought I was "settling" on the 7-speed. I was wrong. The tranny changes gears plenty fast and, although, I do, at times, miss rowing gears manually, I have only one complaint - the paddle shifters don't rotate with the steering wheel. Other than that, it shifts hard and it shifts quickly. Does the AT shift at light speed? No, but for the money, I'll put it up against anything.

For twisty roads: you'll get used to finding the paddle shifters after a little seat time. For launches: turn VDC off, place your left foot on the brake, and find the right RPM for your Z.

tnav 10-07-2014 10:41 PM
Soon or late more and more cars will not come with MT, I think it is cool and great to drive a 70s or 80s classic like a Porsche 911 or whatever else people like and shift through the gears and all, but as cars get faster, heavier, and more complex is seems silly to be shifting gears, especially when some cars have some sick sequential transmission that can shift like F1 cars.

Porsche 911 Turbo and GT3 no longer come in Manual, Nissan GTR is a good example, and of course all the exotic cars only have sequential gear box as the only choice.

critical 10-07-2014 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mishuko (Post 2991907)
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.
the lexus ones are absolute garbage compared to nissan's. it's not really the paddles it's the programming and the transmission

critical 10-07-2014 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tnav (Post 2992776)
Soon or late more and more cars will not come with MT, I think it is cool and great to drive a 70s or 80s classic like a Porsche 911 or whatever else people like and shift through the gears and all, but as cars get faster, heavier, and more complex is seems silly to be shifting gears, especially when some cars have some sick sequential transmission that can shift like F1 cars.

Porsche 911 Turbo and GT3 no longer come in Manual, Nissan GTR is a good example, and of course all the exotic cars only have sequential gear box as the only choice.
no exotics come with sequential boxes. those are only used for race cars. exotics come with dual clutch transmissions or very fast shifting automated single clutches.

Shotta 10-07-2014 11:13 PM
Lol, troll makes a new account with 1 post to stir up some shift and it goes 4 pages. Classic.

Jordo! 10-08-2014 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by b15 (Post 2991500)
:tup: The 7at is good for torque converter trans. I prefer the manual but to each his own. If the Z had a dual clutch, I probably would've gotten it.
If it shifted like the dual clutch on the Veloceter you might not say that... :eekdance:


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