Auto is better than manual transmission

[ADEuk]

Manual helps with braking too.

 

[witham]

If you have many straight line speed on in the track which will you go for auto or manual ?

Let's say indy

Always manual, I like to at were the cars peak power if and shift to keep the rev near this. The fact is round corners or straight line I'm better with manual but I never use to be I always use to play automatic but when I got a wheel I changed and now I still play with manual even when I use a controller.

 

[nissman]

No matter what human fingers will never be as fast as auto movement unless you are a robot

Can I put this quote in my signature godzidane?

I really like it.

 

[Dregato]

ITT: A bunch of angry manual drivers IRL that can't deal with the fact that tiptronic replaces their bragging rights, because you control shifting AND it's faster than you could ever shift. Ohohohoho. This is why all of the supercars still use a straight-forward gearbox right? Oh, they don't. Ferrari/Audi/BMW/etc. are all switching over for a reason.

 

[godzidane]

Fine fine I will test manual for a day online and see if I can lap them lol

 

[godzidane]

ITT: A bunch of angry manual drivers IRL that can't deal with the fact that tiptronic replaces their bragging rights, because you control shifting AND it's faster than you could ever shift. Ohohohoho. This is why all of the supercars still use a straight-forward gearbox right? Oh, they don't. Ferrari/Audi/BMW/etc. are all switching over for a reason.

Yeah you guys should remove your manually inclined ego and do some serious testing lol

 

[daan]

Yeah you guys should remove your ego and do some serious testing lol

I have done, or did you ignore my post? Manual, in GT5, is faster than Automatic.

We are in the GT5 forum so any posts comparing real cars gearboxes is moot.

You will not use “textspeak” (“r”, “u”, “plz”, etc.) in your messages. Decent grammar is expected at all times, including proper usage of capital letters.

You have apologised for your grammar in other threads/posts, now do something about it before I do...

 

[phil bell]

Manual MODE is always faster round a racetrack,fact as it has been tried and tested.
Are you talking about the mode or the gearbox/mechanicals itself?Specify.

 

[Thaddaeus]

ITT: A bunch of angry manual drivers IRL that can't deal with the fact that tiptronic replaces their bragging rights, because you control shifting AND it's faster than you could ever shift. Ohohohoho. This is why all of the supercars still use a straight-forward gearbox right? Oh, they don't. Ferrari/Audi/BMW/etc. are all switching over for a reason.

Dunno what "ITT" means but
- Tiptronic does not switch gears automatic, its just a) faster to reach than the H-shifter and b) you can control the wheel better with two hands (especially in corners). I dont like tip tronic (cause it has no style, except in ann F1 car), but i can see that very good drivers are faster with it than a usual H-pattern.

To the OP:
Manual is faster, always. You will need to train yourself more than a few days though to get used to it.

Instead of saying "stop trolling" May i ask if you have a driving licence in real life and in which country do you live ?

 

[X-Power]

godzidane: A bad workman always blames his tools. Just because you can't use manual effectively, it doesn't mean manual transmission is worse.

 

[Dregato]

I have done, or did you ignore my post? Manual, in GT5, is faster than Automatic.

We are in the GT5 forum so any posts comparing real cars gearboxes is moot.



You have apologised for your grammar in other threads/posts, now do something about it before I do...

You realize using anything but an H-shifter in GT5 is pretty much automatic too, right? I can use paddle shifters and it's the same as a tiptronic, which is pretty much automatic, at least to most people's standards. (No pun intended).

 

[Driver321GO]

i always have to laugh, when i see this *omg*

http://playseat.com/shop/de/accessories/logitech-g25-break-pedal.html

 

[Ryou]

I use Automatic, because I can't shift using the controller. If I could possibly get a wheel with a stick shift, then that would be easier. Manual is faster though.

 

[MAidioPT]

if you run vs me in auto you will lose everytime..


btw you will lose in manual anyway

no: Manual is better.

 

[Thaddaeus]

oh btw:
just visit ANY car manufacturer (bmw.de audi.de etc...) web page and compare the accelaration time of the same car with manual and with auto transmission... your question is solved.

 

[Big Ron]

You realize using anything but an H-shifter in GT5 is pretty much automatic too, right? I can use paddle shifters and it's the same as a tiptronic, which is pretty much automatic, at least to most people's standards. (No pun intended).

I can use the shift stick on my DFP for shifting and it is like a sequential transmission. Most modern race cars have this, tip-tronic too.

Of course, the most intense way is to use a clutch pedal and maybe H-shifter (like G25 or Fanatec-sheels have).

And it needs a lot more training to use them efficiently.

But in reality, automatic transmission sucks when it come to compete against manual transmission the same way as in racing games.

Just the fact, that you can manually controll the time to shift (and the rpm- and torque-controll in addition) gives you much more advantage.

 

[nissman]

godzidane...check your poll resulst

 

[godzidane]

ok so i shall conclude that manual win hands down yes ?

anyway will do some serious manual testing today to see where it leads me to

 

[pantherjag]

manual gears are definately quicker than auto but i guess they do take a little more concentration.

The other day i actually tested this theory because i wondered why i was 3 seconds a lap slower than someone else on the nurburgring gp/f track in similar nsx......in the race we did i used auto and he was manual and he could sometimes lap 3 seconds a lap quicker than me, im a pretty good palyer so this irked me a little.

So i changed to manual next time and my laptimes improved immediately by 1 second, within a few laps(and getting used to what gear to be at each corner) i about a second of my friends laptimes which is about the norm, he's incrediably quick and works labouriously on setups whereas i run the car as it comes.

In short at the nurburgring/gp/f in an raybrig nsx with 600 pp i could do mid 1.56/57's in auto and in manual it was 1.54/55s. Even not so good laps in manual were better than good laps in auto.

 

[GTP_roadrunner]

Auto is better for having more time to enjoy the surroundings and beautiful landscapes in GT5. For faster laptimes, it´s not...

 

[godzidane]

godzidane...check your poll resulst

nice, haven't voted myself save it for after the test later lol

 

[Wiegert]

I prefer using manual rather than automatic. I did use the auto transmission for a few practice races when I first played GT5, but I use manual almost all of the time now. The only time I needed to use auto was for the FGT Championship because of the amount of concentration required and it really helped. Anyway, in a straight line, manual is faster than automatic.

 

[gogatrs]

OK, you guys need to take it easy.
You guys bashing him isn't going to help him.
The reason why people using auto are beating people using manual is because they are that much faster.

So to answer the OPs question.
It could go either way.
If you're brand new to MT, then no, manual will not be faster, you will be spending so much time thinking about what gear you should be in as opposed to where you're going. (I still can't drive MT on the ring)
However, if you're experienced with MT, then you will be faster.

Guys don't bash him, take it easy.

 

[checkyoursix]

Auto is for lazy americans who dont know what to use their left leg for

I'm an American and I drive manual. Hard to find one at the dealership around here. I don't disagree that they are rare on the US.

The automatic mode in GT5 isn't an auto transmission at all. It is a manual that the computer shifts for you. Real auto trans have torque converters instead of clutches and fewer gears and are usually a bit slower, though not by much these days.

The GT5 auto is more like a AMG speedshift or BMW SMG. A real manual but the computer handles the shifting and clutch work. These are called semi-automatics and is what the in-game auto mode is emulating.

 

[godzidane]

wish there was a video demonstrating the speed of two identical cars side by side one using auto the other manual on a straight line speed from start to the finishing line

 

[godzidane]

I'm an American and I drive manual. Hard to find one at the dealership around here. I don't disagree that they are rare on the US.

The automatic mode in GT5 isn't an auto transmission at all. It is a manual that the computer shifts for you. Real auto trans have torque converters instead of clutches and fewer gears and are usually a bit slower, though not by much these days.

The GT5 auto is more like a AMG speedshift or BMW SMG. A real manual but the computer handles the shifting and clutch work. These are called semi-automatics and is what the in-game auto mode is emulating.

that is what i was talking and feel about lol

so is the auto really an auto or a manual being shifted automatically ?

or are they the same

getting intertwined

 

[checkyoursix]

that is what i was talking and feel about lol

so is the auto really an auto or a manual being shifted automatically ?

or are they the same

getting intertwined

The game emulates a manual shifted automatically.

Manual mode still gives more control but not more gears or shift speed vs automatic mode.

 

[godzidane]

The game emulates a manual shifted automatically.

Manual mode still gives more control but not more gears or shift speed vs automatic mode.

so by saying that, does it means that the so called auto will be faster on straight line speed towards the finishing line from starting grid a to b ?

 

[Darktuna]

In a Strait line, it will either be a tie, or the automatic winning, assuming perfectly lined up starts, and launches.

The game really doesn't have an "automatic" transmission, it just has the game auto-shifting a manual transmission for you, and calling it automatic. Thus, Neither is inferior in terms of clutch spin, or torque loss. The only advantage a manual has over automatic is your able to control what gear your in yourself.

 

[godzidane]

In a Strait line, it will either be a tie, or the automatic winning, assuming perfectly lined up starts, and launches.

The game really doesn't have an "automatic" transmission, it just has the game auto-shifting a manual transmission for you, and calling it automatic. Thus, Neither is inferior in terms of clutch spin, or torque loss. The only advantage a manual has over automatic is your able to control what gear your in yourself.

So if what you say is true then I will definitely favor auto over manual on a track with many straight line speed