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Old Jan 16, 2020 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
Did look very fun... but for a street car, not for me.

Obviously great for the drag strip but doesn’t it look like you lose some of the appeal of accelerating a turbocharged car? I know some are thinking WTF man but what I mean is I’ve seen big power skyline vids and that one didn’t have the drama of the acceleration (ie having to spool the turbo again) between gears.

I guess you could use the clutch and take it easier but aren’t these boxes designed to be shifted hard and fast?

It looks almost like it makes it one relentless (aside form the BANG) ride, no doubt still barmy but I like lag & spool and on the street it’s looking to me like that gbox is egging you on to do a top speed run every time you accelerate.

I’d have that gearbox up in court with me being cross examined by the prosecution! It was HIM!


I'm yet to drive one but it looks like a win win to me, the instant shift flat shifting of a dct gearbox with the feel of a manual shift
I certainly wouldn't want lag for the sake of lag lol


My Humber is a 4 speed auto with Hurst shifter and manual valve body, I drive it in the same way throttle flat to the floor and just pull back to go up the gears one at at time constant acceleration.
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