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Ferrari Creates a Fake Manual Transmission
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- tpmoney 2mo agoAs someone who enjoys driving a manual transmission car, I'd rather something like this over the "up or down" manual mode gate in most automatic car shifters these days. Not because I think it's going to feel perfect, or because I'm under any illusions that I'd be able to do anything the computer didn't want to do, but because those stupid manual mode gates have such short throws that the experience of using them is worse than just leaving it in auto.
- arjvik 2mo agoOn your side here! The clutch (and the potential to money shift your transmission) is _fun_, but not the reason that I want a stick shift - when pushing a car beyond normal limits just having control of when it shifts is enough. That being said, the up/down gate is just no fun! Plus, it lacks any feedback on what gear you're in.
- prmoustache 2mo agoThe whole point of these is to be able to do engine braking to save up on brake pads, contamination and avoid brake fade.
- tpmoney 2mo agoAutomatics had shift positions for lower gears for engine braking when going down steep hills long before the manual gates were common. It might be a convenient design that allows them to accomplish the goal in a slightly smaller package, but it's certainly not required for that functionality.
- prmoustache 2mo agoSure it is packaging it in a nicer way but switching to manual is really the only decent reason to do that.
- prmoustache 2mo agoBasically you drive your ferrari witha Fanatec or Mozza simracing device.
- ivraatiems 2mo agoOr you could just buy a manual transmission car? You can have as much fun in a car that costs a tenth of the price and where the gears actually do what you think they do.