Manual or Auto Tranny? which is majority

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Do you use manual or automatic transmission?

  • Manual

    Votes: 474 71.1%

  • Automatic

    Votes: 193 28.9%
  • Total voters
    667
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Just curious about what percentage of the GT4 junkies use manual transmission.

I never played GT until GT3 and I quickly adapted to manual transmission and my lap times dropped as a result. The only time I don't use manual is in two player battle, it's unnerving to use manual when you can't hear your engine like driving the Porsche RUF in GT4. The only time you can really hear the engine is when going through the tunnel at Cote d Azur. I have to keep staring at the tach.

You guys probably already know this but - When you are having I-link battles (GT3) with 5 or 6 televisions going in the same room, a pair of nice cordless headphones are awesome. You get hooked quick. I can let it blast without waking up the rest of the family in the middle of the night too.

vax
 
Manual of course! My lap times are better just like in real life, wouldn't hane it any other way...

I do how ever feel that if the car came with automatic in real life, with out manual option. Then that car should only have auto, then if you want manual you need to buy a race tranny. And if the car has both options then allow both right from the get-go! As for auto hopefuly GT5 will allow standerd automatics to be upgradable with a new Tq converter and shift kit's. This would be nice to see, just becuse thats how it is in real life! Not that I would ever dive an auto though...
 
I used auto in gt3 all the time. It was doable then. GT4 is different and I don't feel right using auto. I also don't like the view from behind like I used to use in games so I have to use the in car view. Only time I used manual in gt3 was on those time trial races but now I'm hooked on manual in gt4.
 
smellysocks12
Automatic for now, I might do manual when I'm more used to the game.
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The time to switch is NOW, if you're planning on doing it. Don't wait until you've built up a lot of unconscious driving habits.

That being said, there are plenty of fast drivers who use the autobox. I prefer manual myself because I hate second-guessing when the transmission will decide to shift. The few blown shifts are worth it.
 
Manual all the way.

Faster laptimes and its easier to drive, you don't have to worry about the gearbox wanting to change up half way around a bend.
 
I like auto a lot better, I can pay attention to the track more. Plus I'm used to it since I started with GT1.
 
I have to admit I'm still using auto, and paying for it dearly...one of the test courses involved a long uphill at the end, in a little beater of a car...I would have killed ten people for a downshift....there's no excuse for it, I'm using the DFP so I've got two different options for shifting...so....lazy....
 
Double_R
Manual for more fun and faster lap times. Only old people use automatic. And the lazy ofcourse.
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I'm an Old Fart and I use automatic. I bought the game because of the Chaparrals (Old Fart Cars) and All the Chaparrals were automatics!!

Jim Hall was NOT an Old Fart and He was not lazy when he designed the amazing cars with automatic trannies known as CHAPARRAL! :dopey: 👍 :sly:
 
I used to use auto when I first started playing GT3, but I soon discovered that manual was way faster, and way more comfy too. Now I have discovered that I can´t use auto at all! Probably like learning to ride a bike...once you learn, you can´t unlearn...
 
Manual :P
always .. on all games, even when i was like 5 lol
now im sitting here with my ACT Labs H shifter right next to me and a clutch at my feet.. for LFS of course, but thats some serious racing :D

auto in GT3 (cause i didnt know how to make it manual.. and even when i did.. it wouldnt go manual lol it stayed auto.. owell)
and then here with GT4, it was auto.. and then during license test it randomly switched to manual and.. owell just been manual since lol i dont mind it.. rather be manual than auto
 
Manual, unless the license test makes me drive an auto. There is more control with a manual, period. Not to mention it's more fun.
 
Manual.
The day I purchased GT4 I promise I would use Manual only. You know, like new year's resolution when people promise they'll exercise or go on a diet, or quit smoking or drinking.
That's the reason why I only got the a license so far :)
 
I use automatic, I would also like to add that I wear a helmet for both function AND style. Me like pudding.
 
Auto. Especially not that engine braking seems to be nonexistent. In GT3, at least you sort of had the sensation of slowing down when you downshifted and could just lift off the throttle lightly. Now it seems like the car coasts like an electric car.

I'd rather focus on my driving line. - AT all the way.
 
...I guess it's near impossible to get golds on the licences using auto? :P

I use auto because I am an idiot and never sure when to change and such, and I also concentrate too much on changing up and down and not enough on the track :(

Can I hear the engine going crazy when I need to change up? :P
 
I agree with the majority here. Manual is the only way to go in racing games. You get complete control over when the car shifts rather than having to yell at the damn tv to get it to shift sometimes. You can stay in a higher or lower gear if you want. Manual = faster lap times. Even when I'm racing auto on a friends save (24hr Nurb) I find myself hitting L2 and R2. It becomes second nature after a little bit of racing. The transition from auto to manual isn't that bad either - all you really have to be able to do is watch the tach in your periphreal vision and shift when you see the red dot.
 
I've been using manual since the series first came out. I can't brake effectively without the ability to downshift while approaching corners. Not only that, but I rely heavily on the ideal gear indication while racing. The good thing is that I have much more control of the vehicle using manual shifting. The bad thing is that I need to be able to hear the engine to get the most performance out of using it, which forces me to keep the music a bit lower or turn it off completely. Once I get comfortable with any given car, this becomes less of a factor.

In real life, a driver races several laps in the same car until they get to the point where braking and shifting is natural for that particular track and car. For me, the gamer, I have the ability to hop into one of over 700 cars. The first time I drive the BMW M5 on any one of the tracks, the ideal gear indicator is extremely valuable in helping me determine how fast to go and how hard to brake. Using automatic, it's much more difficult to gage how fast to come into a corner and the stopping power is significantly reduced.

That said, I sincerely wish that the game forced you to use an automatic tranny for those cars that came equipped that way, such as the Chaparrals. At least they should remain automatic until a custom tranny is purchased and installed. For even more realism, there should be an option to move automatic transmissions from D (Drive) to 2 or even 1; just like many automatic cars already have. This way, you could still drive in automatic mode, but you would have the option to temporarily force it into 2 or 1 for those steep inclines. Would have been nice.

Oh well, for everything I wish they had added, the developers added two or three things that I never would have thought of in the first place.
 
Bomer
...I guess it's near impossible to get golds on the licences using auto? :P
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I have 66 Gold License Tests Times to date....90% of them were accomplished while using an automatic transmission....not necessarily proud, just middle aged and my manual dexterity is not what it once was.
 
SRV2LOW4ME
I use automatic, I would also like to add that I wear a helmet for both function AND style. Me like pudding.
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The best argument yet for using manual. :crazy:

Manual all the way. 💡👍
 

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