[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

not true. all auto's do not rev match. for example, my buddy's lexus is auto and if i move the shifter into a lower gear, yes the rpm will raise, but not in the rev-match way. it sounds like a manual downshifting where you put in a lower gear and slowly release the clutch where the rpms go up on its own and no gas pedal involvement for rev-matching whatsoever.

So non-rev-matching AT transmissions just slow the speed of the engagement so as not to shock the drivetrain yet no revs to the engine are used to bring up the RPMS? Interesting. Sounds like someone driving a MT that doesn't know how