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I had the chance to take the DB9 out for a quick spin earlier today. And by quick... I DO mean quick. I don't think I even got the car above 40 mph. I wasn't given the opportunity to take it out on the freeway, which sucked... but atleast I got to drive it.
This really isn't meant to be some kind of review of the DB9... just sharing my thoughts about what it was like to drive it.
Driving it was fun. It felt a lot like driving a more luxurious 350Z. The inside is a bit claustrophobic, which makes the car feel much bigger than it really is. Though, that's not to say that the car isn't big.
This was my first time driving a car with a sequential gearbox. The paddle shifters are cool and fun to use, but it's terribly lagged. I really can't say if this is how they're supposed to work... but it didn't feel right. In normal driving there's almost no need to manually downshift because the car does it for you. So if you're cruising down the streets or on the freeway, you might as well be driving with full auto engaged.
Shifting gears was very smooth, though. It just felt weird how when you press on the paddle... it takes a good 1 - 1.5 seconds before the car shifts into gear. I suppose you can argue that that's how long it takes to manually shift gears with a normal shifter... but because there's no clutch, you sort of expect it to be more instantaneous.
*shrug*
It was a bit awesome seeing the heat waves coming from the 2 air vents on the hood.
This really isn't meant to be some kind of review of the DB9... just sharing my thoughts about what it was like to drive it.
Driving it was fun. It felt a lot like driving a more luxurious 350Z. The inside is a bit claustrophobic, which makes the car feel much bigger than it really is. Though, that's not to say that the car isn't big.
This was my first time driving a car with a sequential gearbox. The paddle shifters are cool and fun to use, but it's terribly lagged. I really can't say if this is how they're supposed to work... but it didn't feel right. In normal driving there's almost no need to manually downshift because the car does it for you. So if you're cruising down the streets or on the freeway, you might as well be driving with full auto engaged.
Shifting gears was very smooth, though. It just felt weird how when you press on the paddle... it takes a good 1 - 1.5 seconds before the car shifts into gear. I suppose you can argue that that's how long it takes to manually shift gears with a normal shifter... but because there's no clutch, you sort of expect it to be more instantaneous.
*shrug*
It was a bit awesome seeing the heat waves coming from the 2 air vents on the hood.
