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You guys have to end it (lemmy.world)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Eh, automatic cars will let you go into "manual" mode in which you tell it when to switch the gears. Mildly useful for steep hills to stop it from switching back and forth in some rare scenarios.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Not every automatic has that. Not to mention that there tends to be input lag when you hit the paddle, and there's the fact that they won't hold a gear when you need them to (instead they tend to automatically upshift right before redline). Manual mode is no substitute for a real manual.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just curious, what kind of terrain did you encounter that seem to cause such issues with wrongly shifting gears?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Flat asphalt.

    Like for example when you need to accelerate quickly to get around/avoid something. Most automatics I've driven will often shift into second too soon unless you drive aggressively, and absolutely refuse to drop back down to first gear—no matter how hard you stomp the accelerator pedal—even if there's still plenty of room left in the rev range.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    You can usually change the driving mode from eco over comfort to sport. They all behave differently. And the there's the kick down, that'll definitely shift down unless the revs would be too high.

    I love driving manual, have done it since I was 18. But automatic transmissions nowadays are really good.

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