Andy Champ wrote:
On 02/09/2011 16:53, hugh wrote:

You do have manual override to hold down the gear shift.

Yes, but how often do you think of using it? Whereas in a manual not
changing gear half way around a fast corner just comes naturally.

Most decent autos will not change gear on a fast corner either. They have
lateral g sensors.

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Steve Firth wrote:
Andy Champ wrote:
On 02/09/2011 16:53, hugh wrote:

You do have manual override to hold down the gear shift.

Yes, but how often do you think of using it? Whereas in a manual not
changing gear half way around a fast corner just comes naturally.

Most decent autos will not change gear on a fast corner either. They have
lateral g sensors.

I dunno if my ZF has that. It has one for hills - if it speeds up on the
over-run and you touch the brakes it changes down.

But even without, it's just bad driving if it changes down and produces
too much 'power' on a corner. It only changes down when you call for that.
It's something you soon get a 'feel' for.

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