Paddle Shifting 101 on the coupe
#31
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^ I do beleive a big part of the way the cars shift is whats it's learned about your driving style. If your habits are babing it then thats what it expects. When you go out of the norm it freaks out. It really does learn your driving stlye. Our car is a weekend kind of car and so the wife rarely drives it at this point. She doesn't like to drive with me in the car.......... I really don't blame her. I tend to be on it alot and thats probably why it only gets around 15mpg in the city.
I only et two days a week to enjoy my car and when I have the chance I do tend to enjoy it a bit too much.
#32
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Wow, that is some kind of lag. I've never experienced that kind of lag either in my current 2011 or in my 2007. I drive it only in manual so maybe it's learned. I certainly have never had downshift lag...
Wow, that is some kind of lag. I've never experienced that kind of lag either in my current 2011 or in my 2007. I drive it only in manual so maybe it's learned. I certainly have never had downshift lag...
#34
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Ummmm it is a slushbox. And the paddle shifters are real. Sure the trans is not a DCT (if that's what you mean by saying the paddle shifters are not real) but the paddle shifters are real enough and they do their job.
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I have been messing with the paddles as well as DS mode manually shifting with shifter and have come to the same conclusion every time. The manual shifting characteristics of this car are a joke. There is too much lag in shifting to properly estimate when the damn thing is gonna shift even with the paddles. When you hit a paddle it should shift right then and there...period...no lag, no waiting, no watching tach go beyond redline and it not shifting when wot are just bad points. When I drive a car hard I expect it to do what I tell it when I tell it. Whats the good are paddles when it dont shift when you want it to?
I was out tonight and decided to do a wot run from a stop up onto the freeway using paddles. I hit the paddle to upshift into 2nd at 6500 and it decided to finally shift after it began bouncing off the rev limiter at like 8K but only after I let off of it. Geezus it was ridiculous I had to actually let up on it to allow it to finally upshift. So I tried it in 2nd for a upshift to 3rd. Hit the paddle at 6800 and damn thing just kept on going to it bounced the rev limiter. When I glanced at tach it was at 8k and cutting out. So then I tired a couple downshifts with paddles. There the damn lag again. By the time I was halfway through the turn it was just downshifting and much too late.
My wife finally asked what the hell was the matter with the car and why it didnt shift better or when I wanted it to after I was swearing and laughing about it at the same time. I told her, well its your car so just leave it in drive and be happy. I'm glad I dont drive it all the time or I'd get rid of it cause blasting through back roads using paddles would be too inconstant for my liking and my driving ***** out with shift points not exactly where I want them and when I want them.
Infiniti really needs to work on a better shifting system.
I'm sorry but in my book the characteristics of this cars upshifting/downshifting with paddles are a friggin joke. But in all fairness I didnt buy this car for my wife with intentions of her using the paddles but to just drive it in auto and enjoy not having to shift manually. I thought though on occasions I drive it it might behave better then this. Sigh....
I was out tonight and decided to do a wot run from a stop up onto the freeway using paddles. I hit the paddle to upshift into 2nd at 6500 and it decided to finally shift after it began bouncing off the rev limiter at like 8K but only after I let off of it. Geezus it was ridiculous I had to actually let up on it to allow it to finally upshift. So I tried it in 2nd for a upshift to 3rd. Hit the paddle at 6800 and damn thing just kept on going to it bounced the rev limiter. When I glanced at tach it was at 8k and cutting out. So then I tired a couple downshifts with paddles. There the damn lag again. By the time I was halfway through the turn it was just downshifting and much too late.
My wife finally asked what the hell was the matter with the car and why it didnt shift better or when I wanted it to after I was swearing and laughing about it at the same time. I told her, well its your car so just leave it in drive and be happy. I'm glad I dont drive it all the time or I'd get rid of it cause blasting through back roads using paddles would be too inconstant for my liking and my driving ***** out with shift points not exactly where I want them and when I want them.
Infiniti really needs to work on a better shifting system.
I'm sorry but in my book the characteristics of this cars upshifting/downshifting with paddles are a friggin joke. But in all fairness I didnt buy this car for my wife with intentions of her using the paddles but to just drive it in auto and enjoy not having to shift manually. I thought though on occasions I drive it it might behave better then this. Sigh....
I have a Ferrari F430 that I drive on the weekends and THAT is what a paddle shifter is to the core. When you press the paddles, it shifts faster than you can blink. In the Infiniti, you press the paddle, and the computer sits there and has to think then torque convert. Several hours later, it shifts :P ( exaggerating of course )
One more thing, the paddles are tucked in too deep. they need to stick out a little more. With all of that said, I drive 99.9% in just auto mode. Sometimes i'll put it in the DS mode just to mess around a bit.
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"I have a Ferrari F430 that I drive on the weekends and THAT is what a paddle shifter is to the core."
Yeah, ideally, a Ferrari system that is based off their F1 technology would be awesome in our $50,000 dollar (in Canada) cars, but why not compare apples to apples here?
How does the Infiniti stack up against other vehicles that have the same type of transmission (not a DCT)?
Drive the thing in DS or full auto mode if it's so offensive. I enjoy driving it in manual mode, and whether or not it's a "joke", I don't have a supercar to compare it to so
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You're not seriously comparing a $180,000+ dollar supercar to a luxury sport coupe are you?
Yeah, ideally, a Ferrari system that is based off their F1 technology would be awesome in our $50,000 dollar (in Canada) cars, but why not compare apples to apples here?
How does the Infiniti stack up against other vehicles that have the same type of transmission (not a DCT)?
Drive the thing in DS or full auto mode if it's so offensive. I enjoy driving it in manual mode, and whether or not it's a "joke", I don't have a supercar to compare it to so
Yeah, ideally, a Ferrari system that is based off their F1 technology would be awesome in our $50,000 dollar (in Canada) cars, but why not compare apples to apples here?
How does the Infiniti stack up against other vehicles that have the same type of transmission (not a DCT)?
Drive the thing in DS or full auto mode if it's so offensive. I enjoy driving it in manual mode, and whether or not it's a "joke", I don't have a supercar to compare it to so
#39
"ah, point taken. true the transmission is completely apples to oranges, I was just taking the "paddle shifter" as a comparison. As far as comparison to the peer group, I don't have as much experience here, but I can say that I'm happy with the smoothness of the shifting and even HAPPIER with the power of this G37 coupe. I was amazed when I first drove it how quick this thing is!!!"
I think a Dual Clutch would be awesome in the G and I really think it should be something offered in the next gen...