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Originally Posted by 2SS6th
Omg.... I never use auto!!! Before my first thread, I’ve explained that I’ve always had the car in manual mode because of the delay/response thing, I’ve mentioned this over and over, before I knew anything about gears at all back before, I would just constantly up shift over and over when in normal driving, I remember I was in M6 and took off, car went no where and lost badly. Even a stock WRX shouldn’t be able to beat the car that I have, yet it has before. I took it to the dealer because I thought something was wrong, had one of the service people guide me about the car and gears, and drove it like I never did before. I like the power in Auto for sure, the power delivery just isn’t instant, so that’s why I’ve never used it.
I’m gonna wait till my phone is charged and record, I figured out that I can just squeeze the phone between the headrest and seat, the quality sucks because it’s dark, so I’ll still try.
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The A8 is among the faster shifting torque converter automatics out there. It is computer controlled and adjusts to driving conditions. It can detect spirited driving and reacts to this, as well as tame things down for normal commuter driving. You also have the selectable driving modes. Put it in sport mode, this will tell the trans to hold the lower gears a little longer to maximize the torque.
As far as the delay, it is a torque converter automatic, and laws of physics demands a slight delay. There are mechanical limits. Even in manual mode the transmission still needs to change gears.
Try this, first, forget the whole recording thing, nobody wants to see that anyway. I would recommend heading to the drag strip on test and tune night. Line it up, foot on the brake and bring the revs up to 2500-3000 rpms. Once the light goes, quickly roll off the brake as you roll on the throttle. Let the trans do it's thing, it will do it better than you. The only thing you'll have to worry about is keeping the car straight.
You just need to work with it a little more. Put the phone away and have some fun. But be safe and be smart, you don't want to end up on one of those "Muscle Car Fail" youtube videos.