Question about the A8 paddles while in Drive mode
04-07-2017, 01:00 PM
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Question about the A8 paddles while in Drive mode
Question... when in Drive mode, and you use the paddle shifters to downshift... say to pass someone on the highway. Will the auto take back over if you get close to red line? I'm worried about stomping on it, only to have it pegging out.
04-07-2017, 01:05 PM
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I thought about that before. Even being a long time dedicated stick shifter, I mostly just let the computer shift. Damnned if it isnt faster and better at it than I am. With 8 gears, it is difficult to keep up.
04-07-2017, 01:10 PM
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If you're in drive and use the paddles to downshift it will stay in a temperay manual setting for about 10 seconds before returning to the normal driving behavior. So if you paddle down while in drive and accelerate to the red line rpm you will need to upshift with the paddles or you'll bounce off the rev limiter.
If you want to down shift with that paddles but don't want to upshift with them or wait the 10 seconds for the car to return to the normal driving behavior I'd suggest putting the cars console shifter into M (manual) then throwing it back into drive to return normal driving characteristics right away. That will have it upshifting on its own again.
If you want to down shift with that paddles but don't want to upshift with them or wait the 10 seconds for the car to return to the normal driving behavior I'd suggest putting the cars console shifter into M (manual) then throwing it back into drive to return normal driving characteristics right away. That will have it upshifting on its own again.
Last edited by BlueDevilZ51; 04-07-2017 at 01:16 PM.
04-07-2017, 01:13 PM
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Le Mans Master
04-07-2017, 02:46 PM
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Drifting
If you're in drive and use the paddles to downshift it will stay in a temperay manual setting for about 10 seconds before returning to the normal driving behavior. So if you paddle down while in drive and accelerate to the red line rpm you will need to upshift with the paddles or you'll bounce off the rev limiter.
If you want to down shift with that paddles but don't want to upshift with them or wait the 10 seconds for the car to return to the normal driving behavior I'd suggest putting the cars console shifter into M (manual) then throwing it back into drive to return normal driving characteristics right away. That will have it upshifting on its own again.
If you want to down shift with that paddles but don't want to upshift with them or wait the 10 seconds for the car to return to the normal driving behavior I'd suggest putting the cars console shifter into M (manual) then throwing it back into drive to return normal driving characteristics right away. That will have it upshifting on its own again.
04-07-2017, 02:56 PM
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Safety Car
Actually, passing is one of the areas where it's really fun to just let the A8 take over in Drive. On my previous cars, flooring it to pass did not elicit quite the same response. Bit of a rush if you are not used to having this much HP. (At least it was for me).
But normally I am in M mode. I like controlling which gear I am in. If I know I am coming to a stop, I do let the car downshift itself.
By the way, if you do want to pass in M mode, holding the downshift lever drops you as many gears as possible without exceeding the rev limiter.