i dont see whats wrong with paddle shifting. you get crisp, precise, consistant shifts. its one less thing you have to worry about when youre out on the track or auto-x course.
also, i dont see why youre referring to the system in such a negative view. theres a reason why teams in professional racing series like F1, ChampCar (not right now but next season), and ALMS (I think?) use paddle shifting...its better than both the standard H and lever operated sequential gearbox shifter
I don't see why you're confusing a sequential-manual gearbox -- which is what F1, the WRC, and many other racecars use -- with an automatic transmission with a "manumatic" paddle-shifting mode -- which is what that GT-R is using, along with many other roadcars.
A sequential-manual gearbox uses a standard clutch and gear layout, giving it those crisp, precise shifts you talked about. The ability to drive in an "automatic" mode is up to the discretion of the manufacturer, but I know BMW's SMG and VAG's DSG offer such modes, with computer-controlled shifts.
An automatic transmission with a "manumatic" mode uses a torque converter
and the planetary gears of an automatic, giving it mushy, if reasonably quick, shifts. It also functions as a true automatic in normal conditions, until you switch into the "manumatic" mode to choose the gears yourself. But even in that mode, most transmissions have a long delay between the time that you want to shift and the time that the transmission shifts, and switch back to choosing their own gears once you hit redline.
A "manumatic" 'box will
never be as good as a manual, or a sequential-manual. That's why Leonidae is disappointed in the autotragic that the GT-R in that video has.
? that's a tiny, but very good to hear, detail, which i am very excited about, it's all about one brand now with this GT-R....
Sombody, please. I think i just died a little inside...
