Real quick question to the A10 people who use the paddles.

[90Notch]

I usually only use the paddles when I'm about to rip through a few gears getting on the freeway. If I'm using the paddles from a stop, I use second gear. First gear is short and I don't like having to shift immediately, sounds like I'm racing the minivan next to me lol. I rarely use the paddles this way though, unless I want someone to hear me coming/going. I feel like it shifts kinda crappy at lower rpms with the paddles, hesitates sometimes. I get a much crisper shift at 4k and up.

Normally, I warm it up in D then keep it in S mode and let it shift itself. There's always power close when cruising the freeway in S.

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[silverflash]

i just started using sport mode in my 2019 pp1. i have had the car now going on 6 months and have 2000 miles on her so i don't drive it alot. The few times i did use them, it confused me. though i confuse easily. the confusion comes from me not knowing how to get it back in auto. seems you are supposed to hold the + paddle till it does? but all that does is upshift to 10.

 

[wanted33]

As stated there's no ideal answer, and it does depend on how you're driving the car at the time. Easy, or spirited. Myself, I'm old school. I listen to the engine and it tells me the right time to shift. It's the sound I'm listening too. And surely I can't describe that to you. Wish I could.

 

[w3rkn]

My wife got revved at yesterday, and asked me how I rev the engine up while driving. She's never driven a car with paddles, so it was a revelation.

What do you mean..? What was a revelation?

 

[lew]

I get some rev matching when downshifting with paddles. I kinda like the engine braking when using sport mode. When in auto the transmission will upshift when coasting after a pull.
There are times when you could use the added drag of the motor when diving into turns with the throttle backed off.
Might gripe is that the paddles do not allow for any slippage to occur when up shifting. I am an old school gear head who likes the control of a manual clutch. Second guessing my choice of getting the auto now.

I think it was a play on words. Rev-Elation

 

[Hellsummon]

When the line gets to the red part.....

I won't lie, I rather like this response. lol

 

[NorthernBeast]

Hey everyone, I have a question to the A10 people who use the paddles to shift,
At what RPMs do you shift?
I usually shift around 3,000 but it still don't seem/sound right, little insight?
TIA

You can shift whenever you want in manual mode up until the red line. In 1st gear in my GT I shift early at say 2,500 RPM unless I'm going full throttle or on it. I do this because 1st is so short because there's 10 gears.

 

[marks]

My wife got revved at yesterday, and asked me how I rev the engine up while driving. She's never driven a car with paddles, so it was a revelation.

Amazing

 

[4sdvenom]

She couldn't figure out how I was revving the engine up in an auto.

So how exactly were you revving an auto aside from popping it in nuetral?

 

[4sdvenom]

Drop to a lower gear and send it. Neutral would just result in it bouncing off the 4k limiter. Also, I had to read back for context on this 1.5 year old comment

Damnit that’s twice the “What’s New” tab has done that to me! I thought it was for newly posted threads, but I’m starting to think that’s not the case lol.

 

[Johnnybee]

Damnit that’s twice the “What’s New” tab has done that to me! I thought it was for newly posted threads, but I’m starting to think that’s not the case lol.

Yep, I just got trapped by that too. In any event, I don’t paddle very often but when I do I tap as the tach reaches 4 grand, which in the normal mode on the digital dash is at 12 o’clock, which is visually good for my peripheral vision. It revs a bit past due to the lag, which I figure is about as close to peak power as I can get. That said, I’m just as happy to shift to S and let the tranny figure it out.

 

[Andy13186]

The whole point of the paddles is to shift when you want to shift...

I use them 90% of the time after the car is warmed up

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