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Tiptronic
Guys,
I had another drive in an A4 today. This one has the 2.8 5V V6
with Tiptronic. This drive really confirmed my opinion that the
Tiptronic is basically useless. I thought that way when I first drove it
in the A8 three years ago, and I still feel that way. It does nothing
to improve car control and it does nothing for shift speed or outright
vehicle acceleration. As a matter of fact, it detracts from the driving
experience. Since the auto mode shifts just as well, I found it
more trouble to shift manually. As far as manual shifting goes, the
Tiptronic is about as satisfying as a backhoe.
Obviously, the Tiptronic is just a marketing ploy to attract
drivers who really want manuals, but have other influences requiring them
to buy autoboxes.
OTOH, the 1.8t of Brendan's is really nice to drive. I think
that a V6 TT with a 5-sp would be great fun. Gotta get me one of those...
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Graydon D. Stuckey / \ / \ / \ / \
graydon@apollo.kettering.edu |Mr. Muffler... |
810 733 0255 \ / \ / \ / \ /
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