Article Moving the shifter to the left from D to manual mode puts the car in a sporting mindset, with the paddles calling forth sharp, lightning-quick shifts that helped this
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04-24-2009, 04:00 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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2009 Nissan 370Z Automatic - Short Take Road Test
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Moving the shifter to the left from D to manual mode puts the car in a sporting mindset, with the paddles calling forth sharp, lightning-quick shifts that helped this car set the quickest acceleration times we’ve yet recorded from the new Z: 0–60 in 4.6 seconds and the quarter-mile in 13.1 at 108 mph, quicker by 0.2 and 0.3 second and 1 mph than our quickest manual car. With either the automatic or the do-it-yourself transmission, the 370Z is EPA rated at 18 mpg city/26 highway. We saw 18 with the auto, down 1 mpg from the manual 370Z.
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Automatics are so good now that a lot of them on sports cars are faster than a manual. Porsche's electronic double-clutch system is much, much quicker than their manual.
And for a long time, most turbocharged cars with an automatic have been faster than the same car with a manual. And those results are with professionals driving the manuals. With "real people," I suspect 90% of drivers would be quicker with a good automatic (because they're just not that good with a manual). |
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I traded my manual in for an automatic just a few days ago, and I have no regrets. Definately a faster car on the straights, and I spent a lot of time practicing on that manual. Another nice bonus is increased fuel eocnomy in town. I'm getting much better milage now.
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It sounds easier but it's not. My TL-S paddles move with the steering wheel and I'm always wishing they were stationary. When I'm cornering my hands are never in the right place....
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The numbers seem a bit optimistic. That puts it faster than a C5 vette (that's 100 lbs lighter, lots more torque, and 18 hp more) Didn't we had another article that had the auto at .2 sec slower than the manual?
edit: just noticed it doesn't have the sports package so is a bit lighter and maybe has less rolling resistance from the tires?
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