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For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 11/26/2007 2:02:22 PM

CoolestCorvette873

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I would like anyone who has or has driven a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6 to please tell us how well it works and how fast it feels in both automatic and manual mode. And it would be even better if you've driven both the 6-Speed Paddle Shift and 6-Speed Manual to tell us how different they feel is performance and shifting? So please respond if you've driven both or just the 6-Speed Paddle Shift!

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 12/16/2007 10:34:05 PM

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My 07 A6 is slow, no matter the mode. I am sure that it could be setup better with the HP Tuner though. Seems no one wants to tune them though, as the trans likes to eat itself. I figure tuning in small changes should get good results.

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 12/22/2007 1:00:48 PM

Cardog

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I have a auto with the paddle shift. It is responsive but keep in mind there is a delay when hard shifting becuase it is electronic. I use it on occasion, no complaints.

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 1/16/2008 2:01:15 PM

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From what i head the 08s are supposed to shift a lot faster than the 07s.

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 11/16/2008 8:20:32 PM

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We got a C6 paddle shift a month ago. It seems very quick with almost no delay. rarely use it as the fully auto is strong.

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 11/18/2008 4:14:45 PM

Lee Willis

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I drove both transmissions back to back in ''07. The auto shifts reasonably fast but not as crisp, and it is not as "smart" in how in modifies its shift points for driving conditions, as, say, the Porsche Tiptronic. If you were concerned about response and accleration you could change the rear end ratio. Don''t know what that would do to durability, though. Keep in mind it is real automatic transmission as oppsed to a dual-clutch self-shifting manual like Ferrari, and as in the new Porsche PDK and some Bimmers and Japanese cars, so it always feels more like an automatic.

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RE: For Anyone With a 6-Speed Paddle Shift C6! - 11/29/2008 9:46:51 AM

Breeze

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A few months ago one of the magazines had an article about the 08 auto and the fact that it was upgraded by GM using software. I took my 06 C6 to the dealer and they did the upgrade at no charge. Now it shifts a little better. Best shifts with or without paddles are when traction control is off. Be careful though!
Personally, I prefer stick shifts and I will not buy another auto. I''d like to try the Porsche or Ferrari for comparison but I can''t find anyone dumb enough to let me!

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