A8 Revmatch video - UK request
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From: Essex UK
A8 Revmatch video - UK request
Can anyone do a short video of the A8 rev match whilst using paddles coming down the gears for me please. I cant seem to find one with a google search
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Racer
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From: Marco Island FL
The A8 does not have rev match - only manual transmissions have it!
That's a fact Jack.
Melting Slicks
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From: Tellico Plains Tennessee
Well, Stangslayer, I respectfully disagree. Although I have not found evidence on the internet I know, by owning one, that the cars with A8 do have rev match. Not Active Rev Match, which only M7s have, meaning the driver selects it, but a passive rev match when using the paddle to downshift.
Have you ever spent any time driving an A8? You can feel the rev match. At speed, you feel the car surge forward for an instant before you feel the engine begin to brake the car. Its rather un-nerving the first time you feel it. Even at low speeds you can feel the rev match activate.
And why would a car with A8 NOT take advantage of the ability to match the engine revs to the transmission speed for a given downshift? The whole point of rev matching is to allow a smooth transition into an engine braking maneuver without upsetting the balance and traction.
The Corvette, A8 and M7, is a race bred car. Of course the A8 has rev match. Its one of many undocumented features of the Corvette.
Have you ever spent any time driving an A8? You can feel the rev match. At speed, you feel the car surge forward for an instant before you feel the engine begin to brake the car. Its rather un-nerving the first time you feel it. Even at low speeds you can feel the rev match activate.
And why would a car with A8 NOT take advantage of the ability to match the engine revs to the transmission speed for a given downshift? The whole point of rev matching is to allow a smooth transition into an engine braking maneuver without upsetting the balance and traction.
The Corvette, A8 and M7, is a race bred car. Of course the A8 has rev match. Its one of many undocumented features of the Corvette.
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On edit: Even my 2009 Pontiac G8 GT had rev matching with its A6.
Last edited by lakemg; Aug 16, 2016 at 07:40 AM.
