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Originally Posted by Taittinger
Just curious, as always, but how is the MT in more control than the AT? In manual mode it only shifts when I ask it to. I have read how there is more control with MT; is there something I am missing?
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The automatic is only directly connected when the transmission decides to lock up the torque converter. You can not decide (even on this very good auto) when to lock the torque converter. In a manual, you always decide when the tranny is direct connected to the motor, or when it is slipping, and by how much by modulating the clutch.
For example, when desiring extreme engine braking, the manual driver can leave a gear fully engaged, while the auto driver may be in the same gear the torque coverter allows slippage and thus less control.
This is why a typical auto can be in "1st gear" and you will not be moving at a stop.
_Scott