Sports+ and paddles in the M40i is an absolute riot
As I said in my write up, the car thinks and acts faster than I could ever do
Sports+ and paddles in the M40i is an absolute riot
I bet I can change from 6th to 2nd gear quicker than your auto canArgyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:40 pm As I said in my write up, the car thinks and acts faster than I could ever do
Because it's a manual!
Nope, I mash the accelerator hard whilst in 6th, it will drop down as many gears as possible (without allowing the car to over rev) a lot quicker than you depress the clutch and shift gear.
Should have got a manual!
I CAN...just can't be arsed.
Yeah but I also can't be bothered to change gears some of the time and want someone else to do it for me, so I'd be pissed off either way.
I will admit that an auto is VERY useful when driving on the M25 at any time of day or night. That's about the only time I can think it is an advantage, mind.
Which you can't tell me.........
Or anywhere in London for that matter, driving a manual in heavy traffic is a pain in the rear! equally applies to any place which has a lot of traffic. FWIW all competition cars, F1, rally, touring etc are flappy paddle, dual clutch semi auto call it what you wish. Surely if anyone needs control it's these racing drivers yet none of them use a manual!
But that is a completely different scenario to driving on the road. Racing cars need everything to be as quick as possible, so the semi auto does that for them. It also has other benefits, like not having to take a hand off the wheel. Sequential gears are fine if you are accelerating as hard as possible, then braking, then doing it all again.Silverstar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:47 pm Surely if anyone needs control it's these racing drivers yet none of them use a manual!
If you need to go from 6th to 2nd on the road you’re no driving it properlyPondrew wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:38 pmI bet I can change from 6th to 2nd gear quicker than your auto canArgyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:40 pm As I said in my write up, the car thinks and acts faster than I could ever do
I never said I could drive very well.Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:35 pm If you need to go from 6th to 2nd on the road you’re no driving it properly