Mate wants a race

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by neb

to be honest i think i actually change gears faster in a manual than what a factory falcon auto does.. they tend to be kind of slow/smooth changing stock. and with the manualised autos i still think you can change just as quick with a normal manual transmission.

(let go of accelerator, clutch in, move gear selector, clutch out, accelerate) ... its more like (start changing gear, clutch in while letting off acelerator a little, put into gear, clutch out, accelerate).. it all sort of happens at the same time basically, very quickly.

You can't shift as fast as a manulised auto with a H-pattern manual. All the auto driver does is push (or pull, if its reverse pattern) the shifter into the next slot.

The only faster shifting transmissions are sequential manual's or "manu-matics" such as BMW's SMG or VW's DSG.. Ferrari's F1 gearbox, Lamborghini's E-Gear etc etc.