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Old Jan 16, 2020 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
Yeah, I know I’m a weirdo I’ve never got the problem with turbo lag it’s like foreplay. I wasn’t trying to be a downer on it just looked more suitable for the drag strip and a serious lead on to a jail time driving that on the road. You can see every time they go for it, they’re in the zone and go through the gearbox banging away like it’s how it has to be done. It doesn’t look like it lends itself to a chilled squirt on a Sunday.

I like to feel like I’m going faster than I am on the road rather than actually going silly fast. Talking to my mate about it not long ago, my old 320bhp classic STI feels nippy enough when it hits boost but his DSG Audi S3 would walk from me. Being in his car though it just feels so linear and you can hardly tell when it changes gear, it’s more akin to an electric car and it seems what modern car gearboxes want to achieve as it’s so quick it just stays in the turbo’s efficiency zone.

I’d probably go as far to say as I’m sure I’d enjoy the Aventador gearbox over the Hurracan. Again, sure the majority would think I’m stupid.
I'm the same when it comes to turbo lumps. I don't like much modern turbo stuff, as it's so linear it's lost a bit of the old skool character. I also don't understand why people would fit a modern, super fast-spooling turbo to an old car like a Cosworth. For me, the whole character of the car is being a bit laggy and boosty. It's all part of the legend for me, so I wouldn't want to lose that.

I love a sequential box though, whatever it's in!
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