Ferrari Creates a Fake Manual Transmission
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1 hour ago
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tpmoney
10 minutes ago
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As someone who enjoys driving a manual transmission car, I'd rather something like this over the "up or down" manual mode gate in most automatic car shifters these days. Not because I think it's going to feel perfect, or because I'm under any illusions that I'd be able to do anything the computer didn't want to do, but because those stupid manual mode gates have such short throws that the experience of using them is worse than just leaving it in auto.
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prmoustache
1 minute ago
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The whole point of these is to be able to do engine braking to save up on brake pads, contamination and avoid brake fade.
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arjvik
5 minutes ago
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On your side here!

The clutch (and the potential to money shift your transmission) is _fun_, but not the reason that I want a stick shift - when pushing a car beyond normal limits just having control of when it shifts is enough. That being said, the up/down gate is just no fun! Plus, it lacks any feedback on what gear you're in.

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prmoustache
3 minutes ago
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Basically you drive your ferrari witha Fanatec or Mozza simracing device.
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ano-ther
28 minutes ago
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As someone who who turns the knobs on any equipment I encounter just to feel if they have the right haptics, I appreciate their attention to mechanical UX.
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