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Caught the episode where Top Gear tested the Vanquish...and deemed the gearbox "rubbish" as it doesn't let you change gears when you want to...

If they fixed that...THEN it is a good idea.]]>Sep 22nd 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/Sep 22nd 2006 10:06AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/
DAVID - so you're saying the Ferrari transmission is rubbish, huh? Congratulations on putting your ignorance on display in a public forum.]]>Sep 22nd 2006 10:57AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/Sep 22nd 2006 11:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/
The problem now is that its too early and manufacturers have come up with numerous solutions to the same problem, some better, some worse.

I personally like the Audi/VW DSG, I've tried it and it works perfectly. So much so that I would swap a manual for it.

The next generation of transmissions will answer all the problems with the current generation. I think we'll all be very happy (and that includes the car makers too.)

PS If not the Audi/VW DSG then I hear nothing but good things about Jaguars latest manual enabled automatic in the XK and XKR. ]]>Sep 22nd 2006 11:50AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/Sep 22nd 2006 11:55AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/
Plus, it shifts QUICKER than you ever could by hand, and it doesn't need your left foot, which means you can save it for "special" braking. :) I drove the VW GTI (Mk. V) and fell in love with the DSG system.

That said, I was test driving an Infiniti FX35 yesterday that is a standard planetary automatic with "tiptronic"/sequential "manual" mode. I was quite impressed with it. the shifts are still slow compared to the DSG, but the rev-matching on a downshift makes it MUCH more manual-like. I had it out on twisties through a park and i was up and down through 2 or 3 gears without issue while carving corners. (The FX35 handles *damn* well for an SUV, but I'm digressing here.) If I were to purchase a car that were automatic only, the sequential system *MUST* have rev-matching. I've driven a sequential auto without it and it SUCKS (Toyota Solara). You downshift it, and the car lurches while it goes into gear and slows you down, just like moving the lever around on a traditional automatic. Why bother offering the +/- at that point?]]>Sep 22nd 2006 12:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/aston-v8-vantage-gets-flappy-paddles/
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