And where are you from? And how old? Not “do you” but just if you know how.

I’m in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org
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    honestly i don’t understand what makes them better for racing. can the auto not be tuned differently to prioritize speed and acceleration over fuel efficiency?

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      1 year ago

      Automatic gearboxes can’t predict the road ahead, they can only react to the current RPM and speed.

      Edit: just realised this posted on a completely different comment to the one I was replying to

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        Modern, high end race cars are automatics.

        No, they’re sequential manuals*. Unless you’re talking about drag racing, where automatics are common.

        *Edit: Or they can also be sequential semi-automatics if you want to be extra pedantic. But personally I’d classify a transmission based on whether the driver has to select the desired gear, or if the computer selects the appropriate gear without driver input, because that’s the thing that matters in the end.