6MT vs 7AT and the Track/Auto X

shabarivas · 10-22-2009, 05:22 PM

I assume he is talking about how much faster the AT is compared to the MT

Red370 · 10-22-2009, 05:29 PM

uhh, can someone please show me where the 7AT is .4 seconds faster in anything? stock.

dad · 10-22-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370

uhh, can someone please show me where the 7AT is .4 seconds faster in anything? stock.

According to Car and Driver- M/T is 13.6sec @ 105mph. A/T is 13.1 @ 108-Standing quarter mile! Nissan 370 Z.

Portlander · 10-22-2009, 06:44 PM

My Car & Driver (April 09) has the 6MT running a 13.4 @ 107. It appears the going trend is to compare the 7AT's fastest times against the 6MT's slowest "magazine" times. As each week passes, the performance gap between the two cars gets larger which amuses me. I would give the automatic a tenth or two at the most in the quarter and that's factoring the 37 extra pounds it's lugging around. Until the two square off at the track with equal drivers, this discussion will continue on, which is harmless entertainment.

Test drove the 7AT this past weekend and was impressed with it's quick shifts and smooth operation, but not enough to sway me away from the manual. In my former drag racing days, we would bust on drivers with automatic transmissions. Those days are gone, A/T's have improved so much they now have to be considered in the purchase of a performance vehicle, where before I would not have given the automatic a second thought.

Red370 · 10-22-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dad

According to Car and Driver- M/T is 13.6sec @ 105mph. A/T is 13.1 @ 108-Standing quarter mile! Nissan 370 Z.

while motor trend posts a 13.2 with the 6MT.... Your right shaba, assaulted by magazine numbers, I have my own to hit back with.

shabarivas · 10-22-2009, 05:47 PM

LOL you are about to get assaulted by magazine numbers red... watchout!!

shumby · 10-22-2009, 05:53 PM

wow my farts stink

shabarivas · 10-22-2009, 07:31 PM

Woot woot hahaha - seriously guys ... we are taking about 0.2 seconds... you know how much time we have wasted arguing about this lol...

Lug · 10-22-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

Woot woot hahaha - seriously guys ... we are taking about 0.2 seconds... you know how much time we have wasted arguing about this lol...

.2 seconds is huge! Why, that's as long as my sexual stamina!

10-22-2009, 05:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	uhh, can someone please show me where the 7AT is .4 seconds faster in anything? stock. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

10-22-2009, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Portlander Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 69 Drives: 10 370Z PW 6MT Sport Rep Power: 16	My Car & Driver (April 09) has the 6MT running a 13.4 @ 107. It appears the going trend is to compare the 7AT's fastest times against the 6MT's slowest "magazine" times. As each week passes, the performance gap between the two cars gets larger which amuses me. I would give the automatic a tenth or two at the most in the quarter and that's factoring the 37 extra pounds it's lugging around. Until the two square off at the track with equal drivers, this discussion will continue on, which is harmless entertainment. Test drove the 7AT this past weekend and was impressed with it's quick shifts and smooth operation, but not enough to sway me away from the manual. In my former drag racing days, we would bust on drivers with automatic transmissions. Those days are gone, A/T's have improved so much they now have to be considered in the purchase of a performance vehicle, where before I would not have given the automatic a second thought. __________________ Life is a highway!

10-22-2009, 05:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 45 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 237	wow my farts stink __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

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10-22-2009, 05:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	I assume he is talking about how much faster the AT is compared to the MT

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shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	LOL you are about to get assaulted by magazine numbers red... watchout!!

10-22-2009, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	Woot woot hahaha - seriously guys ... we are taking about 0.2 seconds... you know how much time we have wasted arguing about this lol...