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Originally Posted by Dantilla View Post
An automatic transmission cannot predict what the driver wants the car to do in the next few seconds. There is an uphill sweeper going towards my house that can be taken pretty quickly, usually in third gear in my pick-up. Occasionally, it will downshift to second mid-corner, and the rear instantly breaks loose.
Exactly. Cant control the balance of the car, cant drive the car on the throttle when the trannie decides its time change gear half way through a high speed sweeper. That said, the new gen semi autos are seamless, better, faster than a driver. F1.
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