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Sean Flanagan @ Mar 25th 2008 5:17PM
It's ironic to me that someone would want the paddles to turn with the wheel. This is the biggest gripe I read/hear about with the usual flappy paddle gearboxes: you turn the wheel, and your hands struggle to hit the correct paddle.
Fooman @ Mar 25th 2008 5:48PM
actually on a track you want them to move with the wheel, like M's and F1 cars. You will not ever be shifting when you are in a place that requires you to move your hands, but in gradual turns, fixed padels are a problem. I've tracked my M3 smg with moves with the wheel, and tracked a infiniti g35 with fixed(identical to the gtr) and will take the non-fixed any day.
MikeW @ Mar 25th 2008 7:02PM
The reason F1 has the paddles move with the steering wheel is that the steering ratio is insanely fast, and the steering wheel only turns one complete revolution at most.
and you happen to need to shift while pulling 2g or more acceleration (lateral and longitudinal)
For production cars, putting paddles to the wheel, or fixed to the column is more for effect, or for lazy people.
and it is kind of stupid because if the steering wheel is at 180 degrees relative position, does the computer compensate, or do you?
Just reach down to the fixed location, the center console.
All cars have power steering.