Mar 8, 2005 9:21:35 PM
- 69bossnine
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- Loc: FL, USA , United States
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- Reply to: nberry
Re: Manual vs Auto
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Fact; you should not be in reverse going up hill with a F1 tranny NOR a manual.
Fact; Porsche is a performance car.
Fact; 99.9% of drivers will be faster in performance using a F1 type tranny on any road and under any circumstance compared to a manual.
Fact; manual transmissions are archaic and only used by people who are more interested in exercising all their limbs and not driving performance.
Fact; once Porsche fully develops a F1 type tranny all the dinosaurs who now own manual will embrace the new technology by claiming they knew all along this was the only way to go but were waiting for it to be perfected.
Fact: Eventually, following your line of reasoning, you would eventually turn the ENTIRE PROCESS OF DRIVING over to computer controlled gadgets, and go faster than any human being could ever possibly achieve.
That fact alone, I firmly believe, makes your entire premise fairly laughable, if not slightly sad and pathetic from an enthusiast standpoint.
Yes, there's a huge market for paddle-shift F1-style gearboxes. But I'm not in that market, and never will be. It's one thing to make something better, it's another thing to take away a primary driving interface. Racing is about ultimate efficiency. But personal driving is about enjoyment. I enjoy being in total control of my machine, and direct control of power delivery is by far one of the most visceral aspects of driving pleasure and SATISFACTION. To each, there own. But don't delude yourself into believing that people will eventually give up control of major driving inputs in the interest of shaving a little time off of laps they rarely take. Some will, many will not. Again, I don't think it's an aversion to change. It's a love of driving, of involvement, of feeling as if the machine is an extension of your very body. Shifting with paddles or buttons, and no clutch modulation, numbs the involvement, in the interest of what?....
.) Hope this makes sense!
