4:10=sick.

 

I'll stick with a clutch pedal and an M6, thanks very much I've driven several different manu-matic and paddle shifter cars, from a G6 to a TT. I'll pass, thanks...

 

Thank you.

 

While I agree for myself personally, I am glad to see them put this level of technology in (frankly it should have been there from th start of the C6 run).
My father, a confirmed 'Vette nut, has decided that his next 'Vette is going to be a C6 auto, and I told him to wait until they brought out the 6 speed auto. The fact that it is paddle shift is mostly unimportant (I prefer to row my own, not push a button), the important fact, as I see it, is the ability to get manual transmission like gas mileage while having the convenience of the auto (which, for people with bad knees like the old man, is a very good thing).

 

This could be really cool for people like my dad who have really bad knees. He couldn't drive a stick for to long because his left knee is all F*cked up, but he love to drive a manual. This would allow him to do both.

 

Options are great. I get tired of shifting my CTS-V and my wife can not drive stick. That is why I am looking to get a new BMW M5 to replace the CTS-V. I can have fun shifting and my wife can still drive the car.

Hopefully the paddle shifting on the Vette will be as good as the BMW SMG-III.

 

Your a smart guy Joe! I have been saying this to my friends for years but they are slow in picking it up.

One guy has Th-350 and 4.56s! I tell him a 700R4 is the way to go--bettter mileage, less engine wear and quicker!

My old Camaro had 2.73s----"2.73s suck" they say--and by it self---yes it does. But you cannot be so simplistic. The first gear is 3.06 and X 2.73= 8.35

Anyhow the 6 speed auto Vette should be very strong off the line and provide some faster times.

Now I desperatley have to get a 6 speed auto my 400 Firebird!

 

I would expect the next CTS-v to get the 6 speed auto with the re-design. Also I would expect the L92 to bow in with it.

 

FWIW, I think the paddle shifter thing is an OK idea... but, I really don't get it...

Two friends of mine have Grand Prix GTP Comp G's (Our GTP is not a Comp G)... and have the paddle shifters.


Both of them told me they played around with the paddle shifters for about 2-3 days, and have never used them since...

 

The GTP is not really what I would consider a great implementation. The SMG 2 is very fun. I only spent an hour and a half with it but I was blown away.

 

That very well could be.

I have never driven a paddle shift car, so I can't comment from a 1st person standpoint...

The impression I get, though, is that it'd be like picture-in-picture on a new TV... a neat idea that I'll play with when I first get it, then forget I even have it...

 

if the computer shifts fast enough, you very well might forget about it. But its good to have the option.

 

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i have seen no mention of this new 6spd automatic being an SMG. Sounds like a slush box with push buttons on the steering wheel to me.

And even SMGs are not for everybody. As great as the BMW system is, i wouldn't want it in my car. It offers virtually NONE of the fun of a true manual since you have no way to manipulate the clutch yourself. Yes, at least when you're in a gear you don't have a TC between the engine and drivetrain, so you at leass get the better engine braking and control in that respect.

To me though, the fun of a manual is the clutch, you can launch exactly how you want without needing to activate a launch mode and adjust settings. If you want to dump the clutch eiether from a stop or a roll and make some smoke and noise, you can. If you want to make a quick 0-60 run and jam the hell out of second and then casually coast down, or go straight for 6th.

The other downside is, SMG is nowhere near as smooth as a real automatic either no matter how soft you set it for. So to me, it's just about the worst of both worlds. Still, if they offered it as an optin, i recognize that it would probably sell well since most peopel are so lazy.


Back on topic though, i think paddle shifted automatics are funny, as well as other catch words like 'manumatic'. Nothing that interesting to me about it, and the technology has been around as long as the -E trannies. It just took auto makers a while to realize they could market such a nearly useless feature so well.

 

paddle shifters can be fun if its done right... You can concentrate more on braking, entering, and leaving turns a bit more, instead of juggling 3 peddles and a stick while your trying to brake and set the car up smoothly at the same time...... although that itself can be part of the fun..

I can see myself getting one on a sports sedan.. or present muscle car.. or LSS.. or whatever they are called now..

 

Unless there's a F1 driver lurking on this forum - not likely - I doubt that anyone out there who has driven a real "paddle shift car." In F1, paddle shifters do offer very real benefits in shift speed. In a street car, a so-called paddle shifter is just window dressing - just another ego boost for the driver of a BMW M3 or a Ferrari.

It should also be remembered that before GM stole the idea for the slushbox C6 Corvette, Honda tried fake paddle shifting on the unspectacular automatic version of the NSX.

In reality, it doesn't make a bit of difference if you do your manumatic shifting with a steering wheel buttons, paddles or a special slot for the gearshift lever. It's still a slushbox.