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Originally Posted by ayrton88 It's in my post. He writes for Motorsport magazine. If you're not familiar with Motorsport, well I'm sorry. I would think any sports car enthusiast would

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Old 04-28-2015, 08:39 PM   #1291 (permalink)
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It's in my post. He writes for Motorsport magazine. If you're not familiar with Motorsport, well I'm sorry. I would think any sports car enthusiast would be aware of that magazine...it's only been around for something like 80 years.

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Old 04-28-2015, 10:06 PM   #1292 (permalink)
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Had an automatic G (G35 & G37) and the traditional automatic transmissions just isn't that good. These cars should really come with something better. However, a valve body upgrade did make it better. Switched over to manual and liking much more but it's a weekend car.
The G series transmission is not as aggressively tuned as the Z. And the paddles make a huge difference in performance. The standard G37 is less aggressive than the S and the S is less aggressive than the Z.
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The G series transmission is not as aggressively tuned as the Z. And the paddles make a huge difference in performance. The standard G37 is less aggressive than the S and the S is less aggressive than the Z.

The G has paddles. Wasn't aware there was a difference between the regular G and the S. Off course I have a MT and it only comes in S
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real G's come with MT... and brembo's and MY2004.
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The G series transmission is not as aggressively tuned as the Z. And the paddles make a huge difference in performance. The standard G37 is less aggressive than the S and the S is less aggressive than the Z.
What do you base that on? The G has paddles as well.
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The G has paddles. Wasn't aware there was a difference between the regular G and the S. Off course I have a MT and it only comes in S
Only the S has paddles. I owned a G37s right before the Z. Mine was 7AT with paddles. Imho, the standard, G which shifts on the floor has a softer, less torquey, slower shift. The paddle G is quicker and feels better. But doesn't feel as torquey as he Z in first second and third gear. The Z just feels more aggressive when driven hard.
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Only the S has paddles. I owned a G37s right before the Z. Mine was 7AT with paddles. Imho, the standard, G which shifts on the floor has a softer, less torquey, slower shift. The paddle G is quicker and feels better. But doesn't feel as torquey as he Z in first second and third gear. The Z just feels more aggressive when driven hard.
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So how come nobody whines about SRM? Automation seeping into the manual world.

I love SRM. It was the deciding factor on purchasing the Z with the 6MT. Other than it's gorgeous, felt like race car getting into it (to me anyway) and had more go than anything I had driven in the last 30 years.

But if it had not been for SRM, I probably would have bought an auto.
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I didn't care for the SRM much but only played with it for the test drive. I do like the satisfaction of perfect shifting. Seems like SRM would take away some of that fun
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I never use the SRM. I've been heel and toeing for so long I just do it automatically so when I had the SRM on the revs were all over the place because the car and I were both trying to match revs. In any case, it is one of those gizmos that I would gladly do without. My only gripe about the Z is that it is way too heavy. I would love to see the next Z have the same HP but have the lightness of a Miata or BRZ. Our weight is getting close to muscle car territory.
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So how come nobody whines about SRM? Automation seeping into the manual world.

I love SRM. It was the deciding factor on purchasing the Z with the 6MT. Other than it's gorgeous, felt like race car getting into it (to me anyway) and had more go than anything I had driven in the last 30 years.

But if it had not been for SRM, I probably would have bought an auto.
The auto has SRM if you have it manual Paddle mode.Revs matches just like a stick.
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The auto has SRM if you have it manual Paddle mode.Revs matches just like a stick.
Doesn't every AT? My wife's Acura has paddle shifters. If you downshift, it rev matches.
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