Paddle Shifting


Gene Cassone

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Thanks Raj and Dave for the info! Doesn't get any better! (Try getting info like this from the other super car manufactures).
 

Simon

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My wife would love for me to get paddle super car so she could drive it. She is affraid of the manual gearbox. Maybe that can happen in 2018?:wink
 

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timcantwell

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I agree with many of the posts here. One must realize that a paddle shifters comes in many forms. Aston used to fit slush box automatics with a paddle, while the earlier Ferrari's used a single clutch "manu-matic" manual transmission. Now the newest dual clutch manu-matic transmissions are pure genius. My Porsche 911 Turbo S with PDK is the most seamless, fast, and yes, FUN car that launches and shifts smoother that anything I have ever driven. My Ferrari 599 with F1 shift in the other hand is slow and clunky by comparison. I can assure you that the new FGT will be smooth, fast and efficient, and you will still have fun.
 

Ed Sims

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...I can assure you that the new FGT will be smooth, fast and efficient, and you will still have fun.

In that I truly believe we will :)

Ed
 

cobra498

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Here is a short video of a my Porsche PDK in drive mode no paddles used, notice perfect gear selection, driver is free to concentrate on Driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5bsBVTrX-w&list=UU0CJQuj-tI4J89NccUhpJ1Q&index=2
 

sr71

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Wonder if the New GT will have steering wheel options?
 

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dbk

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Wonder if the New GT will have steering wheel options?

I think the above steering wheel costs over $50k.
 

sr71

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Still....
 

BAT

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I think the above steering wheel costs over $50k.

But you could have Starbucks with a push of a button!
 

sr71

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Bingo! And track configurations with a highlighter dot.....here I is!
 

Specracer

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Ah that steering wheel pic was taken at Sebring.....
 

Awsum GT

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I like the "Drink" button... with a canister of a nice Napa Cabernet wine container in a temperature controlled compartment.
 
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Specracer

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Maybe for a video game chair at home..... Might not be the best concept on the track....


I like the "Drink" button... with a canister of a nice Napa Cabernet wine container in a temperature controlled compartment.
 

Awsum GT

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Maybe for a video game chair at home..... Might not be the best concept on the track....

have you ever noticed that the guys that have been drinking that are involved in a crash seem to always survive... you know I am kidding right :)
 

Apollo

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I thought the Wolf steering wheel had a lot of buttons, but that GT wheel is amazing.

NGT steering wheel.jpgWolf wheel1.jpg
 
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ThatPhilBrettGuy

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I like the map in the middle so you don't get lost
 

Specracer

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Yes, I couldn't resist commenting

.. you know I am kidding right :)
 

ByeEnzo

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Here is a short video of a my Porsche PDK in drive mode no paddles used, notice perfect gear selection, driver is free to concentrate on Driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5bsBVTrX-w&list=UU0CJQuj-tI4J89NccUhpJ1Q&index=2


I drove the 991 Turbo S and GT3 at Barber in Birmingham. Fastest way around the track was in Auto mode for a track hack like me. Concentrate on line and braking points...car picked gears perfectly.
 

Vince H

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First of all, that steering wheel is mind blowing. Second, out of all the buttons no one is just a little bit interested in the "Kill" button . . . .

:rofl

Vince H
 

Awsum GT

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I heard the kill button is used when they are ready to pass the Ferrari's