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Previously I drove a Tiptronic 996 C4 briefly and hated it (felt very slow), but I didn't attempt changing gear using the thumbswitches when in D, so that may have been the problem?
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So, if you're trying to set a quick time, it's best to leave it in D, press - once to get it into 1 and then keep your foot down.
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Didn't think I would ever be saying this, but I have very quickly got to grips with Tiptronic and have decided I prefer it - certainly for road use anyway.
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Wattie, do you find if you leave it in D, it's almost always in 5th :?: unless you're really flooring it, I find it shifts up far too early, forcing you to use M :dont know:
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Previously I drove a Tiptronic 996 C4 briefly and hated it (felt very slow), but I didn't attempt changing gear using the thumbswitches when in D, so that may have been the problem?
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Suggestion · Original poster
Previously I drove a Tiptronic 996 C4 briefly and hated it (felt very slow), but I didn't attempt changing gear using the thumbswitches when in D, so that may have been the problem?
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Didn't think I would ever be saying this, but I have very quickly got to grips with Tiptronic and have decided I prefer it - certainly for road use anyway.
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Wattie, do you find if you leave it in D, it's almost always in 5th :?: unless you're really flooring it, I find it shifts up far too early, forcing you to use M :dont know:
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Previously I drove a Tiptronic 996 C4 briefly and hated it (felt very slow), but I didn't attempt changing gear using the thumbswitches when in D, so that may have been the problem?
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Didn't think I would ever be saying this, but I have very quickly got to grips with Tiptronic and have decided I prefer it - certainly for road use anyway.
The knack is to just nudge it down a gear under braking and then it nicely on the boost, ready to accelerate out of the corner again.
The only time I've wished I had a manual so far was when trying to record a 0-60 time for 'My Pocket Dyno' on my iPhone :grin:
0-10mph was a bit painful, but after that
0-100 in 9.37 secs at the first attempt wasn't too bad I think :thumb:
Previously I drove a Tiptronic 996 C4 briefly and hated it (felt very slow), but I didn't attempt changing gear using the thumbswitches when in D, so that may have been the problem? Or maybe it needs the Turbo's torque to work effectively? :dont know:
..ah the joy of a new toy....splatter it all over the forum
"0-10mph was a bit painful, but after that
0-100 in 9.37 secs at the first attempt wasn't too bad I think "
Do the cops use radar or laser and plastic or metal handcuffs these days in N.Bucks :grin:
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it... and I mean more than just a whizz round the block!
However I will concede that it would be lunacy on a GT3 :grin: Or any track/competition car.
:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:
I drive mine in manual on the switches all the time. After a short while it becomes completely natural.
If you want to get off the line a bit quicker, hold your left foot on the brake and build up the revs a little. Release the brake while you hit the throttle. It takes a bit of practice to get it right, but could knock a few 10ths off the 0-60.
Always drive my C4S on the switches and I must say I love it! Wasn't sure whether to go manual or tip when I was looking for one, but, after driving my friends C2 tip I was hooked!
The other thing about the Tip is that it will change up and down at the limits even in M.
So, if you're trying to set a quick time, it's best to leave it in D, press - once to get it into 1 and then keep your foot down.
I must admit, I've always changed up manually close to the red line, as I haven't got the balls to trust it to change up close to the red line (when M appears on the Tip dash light).
The Tip is good, but I do have a few issues with it:
1. You cannot always tell which gear you're in (ie. in a manual, you can feel with your left hand), so I sometimes find myself having to look at the Tip dash lights briefly
2. Sometimes it takes a second to change down a gear, so I press it again, only to find it drops the engine twice and mashes the revs up to 7k
3. It's very easy to accidently click the + button when steering around corners
However, given the heavy traffic, it's preferable - but I do miss the manual at the weekend certainly.
Cheers.
I think it holds onto the gears longer in M than in D?
Hope so! :grin:
I've only had the car a few days and have done this a couple of times already... :thumb:
When in D, the Tip's lowest gear is "2". If you want "1", then you need to press "-" on the control, which also moves the mode to M.....after about 8 seconds it then goes back into D and "2".
You can fool the box by having D and 1st, through the following:
Box in D, press "-" and select 1st gear. The display now shows 1 and M. Then put gear into N, then back into D. You now have 1 and D.
The other approach is leave it in D and 2, and accelerate hard. Without pressing the kickdown button behind the throttle, the box shifts down to 1 and then through the gears. This shift costs a few 100s of a second.
Wattie, do you find if you leave it in D, it's almost always in 5th :?: unless you're really flooring it, I find it shifts up far too early, forcing you to use M :dont know:
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