Thread: Paddle Shifting
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      10-04-2009, 01:38 PM   #2
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Not shiftheads.

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Originally Posted by foofitr View Post
Just curious how many of you use your manual mode and paddle shifters, and how often. I use them almost exclusively, and find that they are counter-intuitive in their function and poorly placed. I think they should have made them left/right functioning instead of front/back for acceleration/deceleration Also, when you turn the wheel, the shifters go with it; I feel like they should have placed them independent of the steering wheel on the coupling piece behind the wheel similar to the Infinity and Porsche models.
bmw's one way only logic is u don't shift while ur turning. go figure!
I use sport mode most of the time in fast turns, & paddle shift down in auto for gear braking often so transmission shifts back to Drive automatically after without further intervention.
Paddles should definitely be like f1 cars, mounted on the steering column, not following the wheel.
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