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Old 10-08-2014, 05:29 PM   #82 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Memphis370Z View Post
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.
Unless you keep your hands on the steering wheel at exactly at 9 & 3 the whole time on twisty roads (don't know how you would do that), stationary paddle shifters are the way to go.

Think of it this way, you're driving your 6 mt trans car hard around a curvy track. You reach down to change gears and wtf, the shifters not there, it moved 4 inches to the right. 6 seconds later you gotta shift again, wtf it's not there again, it moved 3 inches up and to the left......you get the message.
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