A4 performance shift - what do you think?
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A4 performance shift - what do you think?
The automatic tranny C6's have a "performance shift" algorithm. When it senses that you are driving a vette like it ought to be driven - fast acceleration and taking turns fast, it will go into performance shift mode. This will keep it in a lower gear for a longer time.
Sounds neat on paper, but what are your actual experiences with it?
I thoroughly HATE it. Most of the time it has pissed me off. I quickly make a turn, get up to the speed limit, and get out of the gas. I expect it to shift into 4 after that, but sometimes it stays in 2nd and lurches back and forth like somebody who doesn't know how to drive a stick. I'm left sitting there yelling at the POS to shift, and 5 seconds later, it decides to shift.
Is there any way to disable the performance shift? I really hate it that much.
Sounds neat on paper, but what are your actual experiences with it?
I thoroughly HATE it. Most of the time it has pissed me off. I quickly make a turn, get up to the speed limit, and get out of the gas. I expect it to shift into 4 after that, but sometimes it stays in 2nd and lurches back and forth like somebody who doesn't know how to drive a stick. I'm left sitting there yelling at the POS to shift, and 5 seconds later, it decides to shift.
Is there any way to disable the performance shift? I really hate it that much.
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Originally Posted by GTC
The automatic tranny C6's have a "performance shift" algorithm. When it senses that you are driving a vette like it ought to be driven - fast acceleration and taking turns fast, it will go into performance shift mode. This will keep it in a lower gear for a longer time.
Sounds neat on paper, but what are your actual experiences with it?
I thoroughly HATE it. Most of the time it has pissed me off. I quickly make a turn, get up to the speed limit, and get out of the gas. I expect it to shift into 4 after that, but sometimes it stays in 2nd and lurches back and forth like somebody who doesn't know how to drive a stick. I'm left sitting there yelling at the POS to shift, and 5 seconds later, it decides to shift.
Is there any way to disable the performance shift? I really hate it that much.
Sounds neat on paper, but what are your actual experiences with it?
I thoroughly HATE it. Most of the time it has pissed me off. I quickly make a turn, get up to the speed limit, and get out of the gas. I expect it to shift into 4 after that, but sometimes it stays in 2nd and lurches back and forth like somebody who doesn't know how to drive a stick. I'm left sitting there yelling at the POS to shift, and 5 seconds later, it decides to shift.
Is there any way to disable the performance shift? I really hate it that much.
