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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="GT Premi" data-source="post: 15788133" data-attributes="member: 121775"><p>It would still be beneficial for a supercharged car. Check out the VF supercharged Huracans.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's exactly what it is; <em>pretending</em> to be power shifting a manual. Manually shifting them doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. It just adds a modicum of fun to an otherwise boring driving experience. The "benefit" of a DCT is that, when shifted manually, you can still get it wrong. You can perform an ill-timed shift that can upset traction (ahem, BMW), and you can actually stall a DCT in manual mode if you don't shift it back down to 1st when coming to a stop. So a DCT in manual mode still requires some mental skill for shift points and what gear to be in.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That last statement is contradictory to what you said before it. I agree with the former. Older folks tend to like manuals a lot more than the millennials and younger folks. Most of them don't even <em>want</em> to learn how to drive a manual. Heck, a good number of them don't even want to learn how to <em>drive</em>. The only arguments for an automatic transmission is that it's now quicker in a straight line and it's easier in traffic. It's been proven time after time that a DCT is only marginally faster around a track than a manual. And that's only if the DCT car gets perfect laps. The times are so close that a missed apex, early braking, or bad corner exit would turn the race in favor of the other transmission. Automated manuals reduce driver fatigue on track and lead to <em>more consistent</em> times, not necessarily faster times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT Premi, post: 15788133, member: 121775"] It would still be beneficial for a supercharged car. Check out the VF supercharged Huracans. That's exactly what it is; [i]pretending[/i] to be power shifting a manual. Manually shifting them doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. It just adds a modicum of fun to an otherwise boring driving experience. The "benefit" of a DCT is that, when shifted manually, you can still get it wrong. You can perform an ill-timed shift that can upset traction (ahem, BMW), and you can actually stall a DCT in manual mode if you don't shift it back down to 1st when coming to a stop. So a DCT in manual mode still requires some mental skill for shift points and what gear to be in. That last statement is contradictory to what you said before it. I agree with the former. Older folks tend to like manuals a lot more than the millennials and younger folks. Most of them don't even [i]want[/i] to learn how to drive a manual. Heck, a good number of them don't even want to learn how to [i]drive[/i]. The only arguments for an automatic transmission is that it's now quicker in a straight line and it's easier in traffic. It's been proven time after time that a DCT is only marginally faster around a track than a manual. And that's only if the DCT car gets perfect laps. The times are so close that a missed apex, early braking, or bad corner exit would turn the race in favor of the other transmission. Automated manuals reduce driver fatigue on track and lead to [i]more consistent[/i] times, not necessarily faster times. [/QUOTE]
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