T8
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Firstly, this thread is not intended to provoke a Tip v Manual argument. I just thought that I'd share some research I've done.
I had a 'spirited' drive on Sunday morning and it dawned on me when I got back that for most of the time I'd only used two of my cars five gears. Since then I've wondered whether I'd have used any more if I'd have been in a manual car.
Yesterday, after studying the 'Transmission Diagrams' in my Driver's Manual, I realised that the first, second and top gear ratios of the Tip' and the manual are virtually the same. I suppose this would explain why the acceleration times and top end speeds are the same.
The difference is in the middle, where the manual car has three gears and the Tip' only has two.
Given that most of the fun of driving a 996 is to be had between 4000 and 6500 rpm this means that Tip' drivers only have to use two gears whilst manual pilots have to use three.
i.e
Manual cars (4000-6500 rpm)
3rd gear = 56-91 mph
4th gear = 73-118 mph
5th gear = 84-137 mph
Tiptronic cars (4000-6500 rpm)
3rd gear = 62-100 mph
4th gear = 87-141 mph
My conclusion was that if I'd been driving a manual car last Sunday I probably would have still spent most of the time in 3rd and 4th gears.
Do manual drivers agree :?:
I had a 'spirited' drive on Sunday morning and it dawned on me when I got back that for most of the time I'd only used two of my cars five gears. Since then I've wondered whether I'd have used any more if I'd have been in a manual car.
Yesterday, after studying the 'Transmission Diagrams' in my Driver's Manual, I realised that the first, second and top gear ratios of the Tip' and the manual are virtually the same. I suppose this would explain why the acceleration times and top end speeds are the same.
The difference is in the middle, where the manual car has three gears and the Tip' only has two.
Given that most of the fun of driving a 996 is to be had between 4000 and 6500 rpm this means that Tip' drivers only have to use two gears whilst manual pilots have to use three.
i.e
Manual cars (4000-6500 rpm)
3rd gear = 56-91 mph
4th gear = 73-118 mph
5th gear = 84-137 mph
Tiptronic cars (4000-6500 rpm)
3rd gear = 62-100 mph
4th gear = 87-141 mph
My conclusion was that if I'd been driving a manual car last Sunday I probably would have still spent most of the time in 3rd and 4th gears.
Do manual drivers agree :?: