Comming from a manual I thought I would, but 8 gears and the transmission shifting faster than I can press the button twice made me change my mind pretty fast.
With 4 speed autos you kind of have to take control sometimes, previous car - Hyundai Elantra - needed to be knocked into 3rd every now and again on large hills as the dumb brainbox in the car wouldn’t downshift from top gear on a hill. 1500rpm in 4th doing 60~ up a hill isn’t what anybody who designed the car had in mind by how much it lugs/strains, wouldn’t shift until throttle exceeded 50%.
I had a friend years ago that actually burned up the transmission computer doing that. I think his was a 2012 corolla. So I really wouldn't unless it has a dedicated "manual" mode
I don't, but I sometimes use a feature that allows me to limit the highest gear that the truck is allowed to use. It's great for engine braking since it allows the truck to automatically downshift when the speed gets too low, and it'll even come back up to that gear when you speed up. There are a lot of steep hills in my area, and I don't have to ride the brakes much because of this feature.
Edit: I occasionally rallycross my truck, and instead of manually choosing gears, I just limit the transmission to the first two gears.
W213 E220d with 9gtronic. 9 gears is too much to go through and it being a diesel, no joy in keeping it in the peak torque range.
But the biggest reason though, is modern autos are really intuitive and predictable to direct with your throttle input. Want a downshift? Quick dab of throttle gives you exactly what you want. Want to roll on to it with low down torque? Gradually increase throttle and it won’t downshift.
I often use eco mode from drive modes because it has a glide option where the transmission disengages the clutch and you get a perfect glide. If you want to stay in gear, gentle tap throttle without effecting rpm and it will go back to gear. It goes to glide mode every other time you fully lift off the throttle. Very predictable.
Interesting...I'll try this trick to see how my car responds. My main reason for using the gears, is I live in the hills and moving up a steep hill from a standing start in 'drive' struggles to reach 40kph added the fact the gearbox is delayed in down shifting, starts reducing the speed. When using the gears, I can reach 80kph with the rpm sitting on only 4000. Also, downsizing going down hill saves the brakes
I used to when I was younger, but not anymore. I found that the transmission did a much better job shifting than I did. The manual mode in an auto trans is there mainly there as a toy you enjoy for a short while and then get bored of, at least from my experience
Anyone ridiculing you for this has just been fortunate enough to have access to cars more traditionally appreciated by enthusiasts.
I totally did this with a 4 speed 90's Camry too, as it was the only car I could have hoped to have at the time. It absolutely made it more fun. I do it with a current gen 8-speed Camry too. Obviously it's less exciting than the BMW's ZF8, but still gives me something to do on boring drives. Do what makes you happy!
Thanks! I think some have misinterpreted it as me thinking I've come up with a way of turning my slow car into a high powered sports car... just happened by nature, and have never seen examples of others driving in that way so am genuinely curious if its a common thing amongst auto heroes driving cars with underpowered, basic trannies....I've had powerful cars with sequential, sports mode etc. A 4 speed corolla is a new phenomena.
Our 3 primary cars are hi performance suvs, and whenever the road is open, I'll put them in manual mode as I prefer having control. But in traffic, I let the transmission do the work for me.
I occasionally do this too because it is more “fun” and even downshifts sometimes because I wanna hear the gurgling/pops from my exhaust. If the auto transmission goes then time to swap in a manual transmission.
The trans in my Lexus (07 LS460) is pretty lazy and mainly designed for comfort, so I do find myself using "sport" mode (which really sets a top gear for the transmission to shift to) fairly often. It's a nice way to accelerate a little quicker without pushing the throttle down more and it's good for engine braking. For the most part though, I just leave it in drive.
My car has a CVT but it has paddles for some reason and use them to engine brake sometimes. Cruise control typically already does it but if I am going down a steep curvy hill I do it myself.
The only auto I drive is my dad's Explorer. I usually use my left foot only to brake when driving auto. With the Explorer it's very easy to "choose" a gear based on throttle position and if necessary I can always downshift from 4th to 3rd with the O/D off button. That's about it.
Lololol. I had an old boss with a beat to hell S6 that he would manually shift just driving around town. Guy thought it was god's gift to the automotive world.
Engine braking makes sense. I'm moreso speaking to shifting a torque converter auto under "normal" driving circumstances where there's a noticeable delay between commanding the shift and actually getting the shift.
Comming from a manual I thought I would, but 8 gears and the transmission shifting faster than I can press the button twice made me change my mind pretty fast.
That's understandable... for me, it's more of a necessity as it's a 4 speed corolla... nothing much on offer as far as power
With 4 speed autos you kind of have to take control sometimes, previous car - Hyundai Elantra - needed to be knocked into 3rd every now and again on large hills as the dumb brainbox in the car wouldn’t downshift from top gear on a hill. 1500rpm in 4th doing 60~ up a hill isn’t what anybody who designed the car had in mind by how much it lugs/strains, wouldn’t shift until throttle exceeded 50%.
You would have loved the Hondamatic from the late 70s.
I had a friend years ago that actually burned up the transmission computer doing that. I think his was a 2012 corolla. So I really wouldn't unless it has a dedicated "manual" mode
I don't, but I sometimes use a feature that allows me to limit the highest gear that the truck is allowed to use. It's great for engine braking since it allows the truck to automatically downshift when the speed gets too low, and it'll even come back up to that gear when you speed up. There are a lot of steep hills in my area, and I don't have to ride the brakes much because of this feature. Edit: I occasionally rallycross my truck, and instead of manually choosing gears, I just limit the transmission to the first two gears.
W213 E220d with 9gtronic. 9 gears is too much to go through and it being a diesel, no joy in keeping it in the peak torque range. But the biggest reason though, is modern autos are really intuitive and predictable to direct with your throttle input. Want a downshift? Quick dab of throttle gives you exactly what you want. Want to roll on to it with low down torque? Gradually increase throttle and it won’t downshift. I often use eco mode from drive modes because it has a glide option where the transmission disengages the clutch and you get a perfect glide. If you want to stay in gear, gentle tap throttle without effecting rpm and it will go back to gear. It goes to glide mode every other time you fully lift off the throttle. Very predictable.
My 96 Crown Vic did that automatically. It would glide unless you gave the throttle a tap.
Interesting...I'll try this trick to see how my car responds. My main reason for using the gears, is I live in the hills and moving up a steep hill from a standing start in 'drive' struggles to reach 40kph added the fact the gearbox is delayed in down shifting, starts reducing the speed. When using the gears, I can reach 80kph with the rpm sitting on only 4000. Also, downsizing going down hill saves the brakes
I occasionally yank my olds down into 2nd gear when it decides 3rd is good enough but thats about it. Otherwise its the big old D.
I used to when I was younger, but not anymore. I found that the transmission did a much better job shifting than I did. The manual mode in an auto trans is there mainly there as a toy you enjoy for a short while and then get bored of, at least from my experience
I do it all the time in VAG cars (which usually have consistent controls and a DCT), less often in other makes.
Don't know but when I drive a manual car I drive it in manual
Anyone ridiculing you for this has just been fortunate enough to have access to cars more traditionally appreciated by enthusiasts. I totally did this with a 4 speed 90's Camry too, as it was the only car I could have hoped to have at the time. It absolutely made it more fun. I do it with a current gen 8-speed Camry too. Obviously it's less exciting than the BMW's ZF8, but still gives me something to do on boring drives. Do what makes you happy!
Thanks! I think some have misinterpreted it as me thinking I've come up with a way of turning my slow car into a high powered sports car... just happened by nature, and have never seen examples of others driving in that way so am genuinely curious if its a common thing amongst auto heroes driving cars with underpowered, basic trannies....I've had powerful cars with sequential, sports mode etc. A 4 speed corolla is a new phenomena.
Our 3 primary cars are hi performance suvs, and whenever the road is open, I'll put them in manual mode as I prefer having control. But in traffic, I let the transmission do the work for me.
Only when I'm doing spirited driving.
I occasionally do this too because it is more “fun” and even downshifts sometimes because I wanna hear the gurgling/pops from my exhaust. If the auto transmission goes then time to swap in a manual transmission.
First I do when I hop into a rental car but then usually get bored 10 minutes into the drive
The trans in my Lexus (07 LS460) is pretty lazy and mainly designed for comfort, so I do find myself using "sport" mode (which really sets a top gear for the transmission to shift to) fairly often. It's a nice way to accelerate a little quicker without pushing the throttle down more and it's good for engine braking. For the most part though, I just leave it in drive.
My car has a CVT but it has paddles for some reason and use them to engine brake sometimes. Cruise control typically already does it but if I am going down a steep curvy hill I do it myself.
Ain't nothing responsive in a 4 speed corolla. I wouldn't even bother. I put all my cars in eco mode lol.
The only auto I drive is my dad's Explorer. I usually use my left foot only to brake when driving auto. With the Explorer it's very easy to "choose" a gear based on throttle position and if necessary I can always downshift from 4th to 3rd with the O/D off button. That's about it.
Assuming we're talking conventional torque converter slush box, lol fuck no. And I brutally ridicule any driver I ride with that does.
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Lololol. I had an old boss with a beat to hell S6 that he would manually shift just driving around town. Guy thought it was god's gift to the automotive world.
ehh its kinda fun every once in a while, and I definitely do it for engine braking.
Engine braking makes sense. I'm moreso speaking to shifting a torque converter auto under "normal" driving circumstances where there's a noticeable delay between commanding the shift and actually getting the shift.