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Old 04-28-2011, 10:18 AM   #394 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert View Post
So what you are telling me is that the GT500's transmission is so difficult to shift correctly that people who make a living thrashing sports cars cannot properly do it, albeit they can shift plenty of other car's transmissions just fine, including the GT's?

At the VERY LEAST, you are saying the base performance model is a better drive transmission-wise than the top-dog.

Fail.

Any way you slice it.
I think you're reading too much into their off hand remark about grinding.

It is generally true that higher power cars are harder to shift. The GT500 will have a tougher transmission to handle just by virtue of the broad power band.
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