All with relation to the drive line, it comes down to the idea that they failed producing a successful system to cater to their innovative premier performance car. Now they have developed another great innovation that seems great on paper, and we can just pray it works like its supposed to.
Its a matter of whether Nissan is biting off more than they can chew with what they are trying to offer.
Dude, this system is a simple calculation based on speed and what gear you are in. Then it just increases the RPMs to the necessary level and holds it there. To be honest, it is basically a smart cruise control module.
If you think this is advanced, you should look at the advanced cruise control module on the infiniti fx45/35. that is a cruise control that will follow the same speed as the car in front. It will also sense a sudden decrease in their speed, and brake your car to a fast and controlled dead stop. If they can automate that, they can blip the throttle for you to downshift your car.
Besides, the launch control on the GT-R works phenomenally. The transmissions just are not up to the task and cannot handle dumping that much torque all at once.
You SMG is lacking a key piece though. 404, clutch pedal not found.
I never said advanced, I said innovative. Obviously this is not a complicated thing but most companies dont offer anything like this eh?
If the problem was as easy as “the tranny couldn’t hold the power” then why was it an issue to begin with.
I dont wanna start an argument over this. Im just saying I hope it works like its supposed to.
didn’t VW/Audi make something like this in their cars already or am I delusional?
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the VW/Audi blips with DSG which also (like SMG) does not have a clutch that you directly control.
If they did I’ve never heard of it. C&D had a big writeup on the 370 and were gushing all over Syncromatch and they made no mention of it existing on any other cars.
i like this system because you can turn if off! if you enjoy driving stick then turn it off, or if your someone like my girlfriend who enjoys mashing through gears but never rev matches when she down shifts, thus putting stress on the drivetrain… this would be a great feature for her!
i hope u dont let her drive ur srt4 lol
nope!
lol good, i let the girl i was with shift for me and she fucked shit up.
2nd to 5th, tried going from 3rd to reverse (thank god it wont go in lol)
needless to say, never again
i was wondering that too… 4th to 2nd - human is faster than 4th to 3rd to 2nd
C’mon, you fuckers. It says it in the first line:
When you downshift, it uses the ABS sensors to read the speed of the tires, compares that data to the speed of the engine and the gear being selected, and then actuates the electronic throttle to bring the revs up to the appropriate level. It does all that faster than a human driver could, guaranteeing perfectly rev-matched downshifts every time. This means that, as long as you know how to drive a stick, you’ll look like and sound a heroic racecar driver every time you get behind the wheel.
This is the first I’ve heard of an electronic rev-matching manual transmission. Pretty sweet :tup:
So on NYSpeed;
not having to push in a clutch (one clutch in one cluth out for the case of the DSG) = not cool
not having to push in the gas pedal = cool
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On NYSpeed:
Who ever says DSG isn’t “cool”?
Meh
hahaha, well put.
The difference is an SMG is always an SMG. No button you can push to make a clutch pedal magically sprout from the floorboards.
I would leave Revmatch off around town and when doing spirited cruises out on the back roads. I’m comfortable heal-toeing at 7/10ths, which is about as far as I’ll push it on the street. When I’m at the track or autocrossing it would be a nice feature though because I’m not comfortable heal-toeing at 9/10ths. With more practice I might be, but I don’t have aspirations of becoming a pro-race driver or national champion autocrosser.
Not really.
On NYSpeed:
DSG= boring. The common complaint about it is “it’s missing a pedal”.
What Nissan offers is totally different. It’s not shifting the car for you, it’s merely rev matching, and it gives you the option to turn it off if you don’t want it. How is that not cool?
pretty much… DSG more or less = an automatic with a manual shifter, it takes all the fun out of driving a standard IMO