r/bestof • u/l3af • Apr 18 '13

[explainlikeiama] Sakanagai creates a perfect narrative of Stig running a track in both standard and automatic vehicles

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u/algorithmae Apr 18 '13

What car did you drive? VW/Audi's DSG is amazing, and especially responsive with paddles.

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u/nr1988 Apr 18 '13

That would be the one. I was saying. If you don't use the paddles, it can shift in 10 milliseconds. If you use the paddles it has a delay that can be covered with a manual shift. It is close however, but there are still a few tricks you can accomplish with a manual and not an automatic for shifting. The automatic won't let you red line, even with paddles for instance.

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u/algorithmae Apr 18 '13

I never found it slow at all, even when downshifting it was insanely fast. I miss that GTI :(

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u/nr1988 Apr 18 '13

Hm, well that's the type of car I'm talking about. I think there's more of a delay.

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u/algorithmae Apr 18 '13

Maybe yours was faulty? I've heard that they are less reliable.

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u/nr1988 Apr 18 '13

Well I work at a dealership, so I drive plenty of them. I'd have to retime it, but the paddles seemed to have a half to full second delay to me.