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NCSD · 11-14-2016, 11:24 AM

I'm an old guy too. 52 years old. I've always thought performance cars should be manual because they are more engaging and fun to drive. Over the years I've done some autocross, track days and I raced Baja for 3 years in a car with a manual transmission. So I know alot about manual transmissions and how great they are.

But this time I went with the A8, mainly so my wife can drive the car once in a while. To be honest, its pretty good with the paddle shifters. It holds the gears just like a manual. As you come up to the corners, when you downshift with the paddles, it rev matches just like you would heel/toe a manual. Its not the old tranny that when you shift and it coasts when you downshift. Its practically as good as a manual for what I do, and I drive the twisty mountain roads every weekend.

The best part for me is setting the car to track mode when you a doing a good section of road, The shift points get more aggressive and so does the suspension It's like a corvette in this mode. Then after the technical sections, you just put it back into tour mode and full auto transmission on the way home, turn on some good music and just relax like an old man should. In this mode it drives like a cadillac, which it basically is. This car is the ultimate dual purpose car, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr Hyde. It does both extremes, extremely well. The ZL1 will be even better.

If it shifted like my 1998 z28 I would say it sucked and you should get the manual. If I tracked my car every weekend and my wife could drive a manual, I'd probably go with a manual. I have no regrets and I'm probably faster everywhere with this set up.

For me. Based on how good my existing A8 is, and the Nuremberg ZL1 video, I'd probably go for the A10.

11-14-2016, 11:24 AM	#13
NCSD Drives: Nightfall, 2SS, A8, MRC, NPP,RE-71R Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: United States Posts: 250	I'm an old guy too. 52 years old. I've always thought performance cars should be manual because they are more engaging and fun to drive. Over the years I've done some autocross, track days and I raced Baja for 3 years in a car with a manual transmission. So I know alot about manual transmissions and how great they are. But this time I went with the A8, mainly so my wife can drive the car once in a while. To be honest, its pretty good with the paddle shifters. It holds the gears just like a manual. As you come up to the corners, when you downshift with the paddles, it rev matches just like you would heel/toe a manual. Its not the old tranny that when you shift and it coasts when you downshift. Its practically as good as a manual for what I do, and I drive the twisty mountain roads every weekend. The best part for me is setting the car to track mode when you a doing a good section of road, The shift points get more aggressive and so does the suspension It's like a corvette in this mode. Then after the technical sections, you just put it back into tour mode and full auto transmission on the way home, turn on some good music and just relax like an old man should. In this mode it drives like a cadillac, which it basically is. This car is the ultimate dual purpose car, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr Hyde. It does both extremes, extremely well. The ZL1 will be even better. If it shifted like my 1998 z28 I would say it sucked and you should get the manual. If I tracked my car every weekend and my wife could drive a manual, I'd probably go with a manual. I have no regrets and I'm probably faster everywhere with this set up. For me. Based on how good my existing A8 is, and the Nuremberg ZL1 video, I'd probably go for the A10. Last edited by NCSD; 11-14-2016 at 11:42 AM.