2013 Dodge Viper GTS-R

Spikuh · 06-20-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Never

I do find it funny that the race car uses paddles but it only comes in a manual because a manual is 'quicker'

I think I read they stuck to a manual out of tradition more than anything.

shadoquad · 06-20-2012, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Never

I do find it funny that the race car uses paddles but it only comes in a manual because a manual is 'quicker'

Manual isn't quicker in most performance cars these days, but I'll still only buy manual, because for me, it's much more fun to drive. Who said manual is quicker? Where? Why? When?

HKYStormFront · 06-20-2012, 08:08 PM

i think SRT is really doing this one right, like porsche does, by starting with the GTS-R and then scaling it back to turn it into a road car. in my experience... that's the best way to go about making a new performance car

Isamu · 06-20-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Manual isn't quicker in most performance cars these days, but I'll still only buy manual, because for me, it's much more fun to drive. Who said manual is quicker? Where? Why? When?

Auto can most assuradly be faster... look at the 7AT

I agree tho, driving a manual is way more fun...

HKYStormFront · 06-20-2012, 08:29 PM

AT's have only gotten faster in the past few years once they started giving them equal numbers of gears (or more) to the manuals and matching the axle ratios. they have also improved the power loss from the transmission itself as well as made them shift faster and smoother than ever. up until about 10 years ago (maybe less), just about every car that was offered in both manual and auto, the manual was faster in both 0-60 times and 1/4 mile. now that's not as true.

the viper is a manual only for the same reason that the Z06 (at least for now) is only a manual. it's about saving weight and catering to the majority of customers. the race car is exactly that so it gets the fastest, strongest transmission you can get in it

Shamu · 06-20-2012, 08:55 PM

Just to be correct most of high end cars don't have traditional automatic transmissions. They have automated dual clutch systems. More of an automated manual tranny. Yeah machines shift faster than people!

Dual-clutch transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Isamu · 06-20-2012, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

Just to be correct most of high end cars don't have traditional automatic transmissions. They have automated dual clutch systems. More of an automated manual tranny. Yeah machines shift faster than people!

Dual-clutch transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

out of the 720 posts you have made.. one is finally useful

06-20-2012, 08:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	i think SRT is really doing this one right, like porsche does, by starting with the GTS-R and then scaling it back to turn it into a road car. in my experience... that's the best way to go about making a new performance car __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

06-20-2012, 08:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	AT's have only gotten faster in the past few years once they started giving them equal numbers of gears (or more) to the manuals and matching the axle ratios. they have also improved the power loss from the transmission itself as well as made them shift faster and smoother than ever. up until about 10 years ago (maybe less), just about every car that was offered in both manual and auto, the manual was faster in both 0-60 times and 1/4 mile. now that's not as true. the viper is a manual only for the same reason that the Z06 (at least for now) is only a manual. it's about saving weight and catering to the majority of customers. the race car is exactly that so it gets the fastest, strongest transmission you can get in it __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

06-20-2012, 08:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	Just to be correct most of high end cars don't have traditional automatic transmissions. They have automated dual clutch systems. More of an automated manual tranny. Yeah machines shift faster than people! Dual-clutch transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Grant

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