davidfkon
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Good video . . . makes it seem like one of us non professionals is doing it!!
8 Cylinder vs 6 Cylinder
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Hey guys, thanks for the additional question. Yes, moving from the traditional stick shifting mechanism to the rotary plus paddles takes some getting used to and does have some driving implications in both on and off road.
The new rotary knob looks cool and that's where the good starts and stops in my opinion. When shifting, the rotary either isn't or doesn't appear to be directly connected to the transmission but more of an electronic input switch that is instructing another mechanism to make the actual gear changes. For example, when reversing and still in a slow roll, a traditional shift lever can be moved from reverse to drive and the trans will engage immediately due to the direct linkage. In a rotary application, if the roll in reverse is too fast(which isn't very fast), it will delay the trans shift from reverse to drive allowing a longer roll in reverse than expected. When off-roading and especially if in a stuck or near stuck situation, the inability to shift quickly between reverse and drive and/or when rolling or quickly applying and removing power sucks a little bit.
Also, with the rotary knob, I tend to use the sport mode in normal driving. When needing to stop and reverse quickly, I have a hard time knowing that I have switched to reverse(3 clicks left) and find myself having to look at the rotary knob indicator to confirm. After 77K miles, I thought this would feel as natural as the traditional stick. I suppose it's tough to break lifelong habits...
On the paddles, I rarely(almost never) use them on road. Off road it is nice to hold a particular gear, restrict shifting sometimes, and force the trans to do what you want.
I hope this helps.
The new rotary knob looks cool and that's where the good starts and stops in my opinion. When shifting, the rotary either isn't or doesn't appear to be directly connected to the transmission but more of an electronic input switch that is instructing another mechanism to make the actual gear changes. For example, when reversing and still in a slow roll, a traditional shift lever can be moved from reverse to drive and the trans will engage immediately due to the direct linkage. In a rotary application, if the roll in reverse is too fast(which isn't very fast), it will delay the trans shift from reverse to drive allowing a longer roll in reverse than expected. When off-roading and especially if in a stuck or near stuck situation, the inability to shift quickly between reverse and drive and/or when rolling or quickly applying and removing power sucks a little bit.
Also, with the rotary knob, I tend to use the sport mode in normal driving. When needing to stop and reverse quickly, I have a hard time knowing that I have switched to reverse(3 clicks left) and find myself having to look at the rotary knob indicator to confirm. After 77K miles, I thought this would feel as natural as the traditional stick. I suppose it's tough to break lifelong habits...
On the paddles, I rarely(almost never) use them on road. Off road it is nice to hold a particular gear, restrict shifting sometimes, and force the trans to do what you want.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the input Jomcool, that's exactly the type of input I'm looking for - either pos or neg . . .
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I agree. I find that off road the paddle shifters are better than the knob. It just makes more sense to me to keep both hands on the steering wheel.
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true.
interesting point Jomcool brought up: "When off-roading and especially if in a stuck or near stuck situation, the inability to shift quickly between reverse and drive and/or when rolling or quickly applying and removing power sucks a little bit."
interesting point Jomcool brought up: "When off-roading and especially if in a stuck or near stuck situation, the inability to shift quickly between reverse and drive and/or when rolling or quickly applying and removing power sucks a little bit."
ClearwaterScott
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I really like the power I get from my v8. Wish all models came with HD. Mostly I wish they would puta larger gas tank in these things! The twice weekly (filling tank) reminder that the thing gets crappy MPG is a bit much.
