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I must say I agree about "Being boring to drive". The transmission is a huge letdown for me. I bought one without test driving it, Unfortunately.
Once I got it, it was already too late. I'm not a big fan of Porsche either, unless it's GT3... but that's out of my price range for right now.
Good luck with your new car.
Once I got it, it was already too late. I'm not a big fan of Porsche either, unless it's GT3... but that's out of my price range for right now.
Good luck with your new car.
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I must say I agree about "Being boring to drive". The transmission is a huge letdown for me. I bought one without test driving it, Unfortunately.
Once I got it, it was already too late. I'm not a big fan of Porsche either, unless it's GT3... but that's out of my price range for right now.
Good luck with your new car.
Once I got it, it was already too late. I'm not a big fan of Porsche either, unless it's GT3... but that's out of my price range for right now.
Good luck with your new car.
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I find it relaxing when I don't want to get on it, am stuck behind some Sunday drivers or have my wife in the car who doesn't enjoy g-force as much as I do :-) and more thrilling than the comparable slow shifts of a traditional manual transmission when ripping thru a canyon. Different perspective I guess.
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I find it relaxing when I don't want to get on it, am stuck behind some Sunday drivers or have my wife in the car who doesn't enjoy g-force as much as I do :-) and more thrilling than the comparable slow shifts of a traditional manual transmission when ripping thru a canyon. Different perspective I guess.
Then I bought 2009 M3 with DCT... I was hoping it would be like SMG... well it was even better. When stopped, it rolls back a little just like manual. The shifts are nice and smooth and the transition is awesome.
In audi, It's pure automatic to me. I have to hold the brake at the stop signs as it goes forward... when driving, around 30mph it's in 7th gear. When going to a stop it jerks until it downshifts. In manual, same thing...
Again, this is just my opinion. Some may judge it on a different level... and they may love it over the others. Good Thing we're all different.
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See, the thing to me is, I love manual cars and the sound it makes when you change gears. My 02 M3 had SMG transmission, which to me, is the best transmission ever made. Yes, I'm sure a lot of people will tell you they had issues with the pump, but it sounded like true Manual. It has that "breath" when going from gear to gear... that rpm drop and nice transition.
Then I bought 2009 M3 with DCT... I was hoping it would be like SMG... well it was even better. When stopped, it rolls back a little just like manual. The shifts are nice and smooth and the transition is awesome.
In audi, It's pure automatic to me. I have to hold the brake at the stop signs as it goes forward... when driving, around 30mph it's in 7th gear. When going to a stop it jerks until it downshifts. In manual, same thing...
Again, this is just my opinion. Some may judge it on a different level... and they may love it over the others. Good Thing we're all different.
Then I bought 2009 M3 with DCT... I was hoping it would be like SMG... well it was even better. When stopped, it rolls back a little just like manual. The shifts are nice and smooth and the transition is awesome.
In audi, It's pure automatic to me. I have to hold the brake at the stop signs as it goes forward... when driving, around 30mph it's in 7th gear. When going to a stop it jerks until it downshifts. In manual, same thing...
Again, this is just my opinion. Some may judge it on a different level... and they may love it over the others. Good Thing we're all different.
I'm surprised you liked the SMG, but complain about jerky shifts in the RS5. As you probably know, with the SMG, BMW just took their manual transmission and bolted on a mechatronic unit. Great for the track, but universally viewed as largely undrivable in every day situations.
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Don't know about anyone else, but when I want to 'drive' the car I ALWAYS have it in manual mode and Dynamic (to hear the Sports exhaust).
My RS5 is not a daily driver so on the odd occasion where I am just tootling around in it, I will just drop it into Comfort and leave it in drive and let the car do its thing. Actually think it does a fairly good job of being a conventional (and smooth) auto in this mode.
My RS5 is not a daily driver so on the odd occasion where I am just tootling around in it, I will just drop it into Comfort and leave it in drive and let the car do its thing. Actually think it does a fairly good job of being a conventional (and smooth) auto in this mode.