Does anyone Here Know How E gear works in real life?

[KillerShadow]

What the paddle positions are for reverse and neutral? And do you have to Downshift Every time you slow down braking or is downshifting an option and when you break it does it by itself?

 

[McLaren]

On E-Gear (Lamborghini), reverse is engaged by (hopefully) having the car in neutral, and selecting the "R" to the left of the steering wheel (on the Murcielago; I have to look up the Gallardo's "R" location)

When downshifting, no you don't have to downshift because the car will do it for you if you don't. Thus, when you brake and don't do so, the car will downshift like many cars. However, unlike these cars, it will not upshift if it redlines for too long. If that is a "problem" though, there are little ways for it not to downshift.

 

[1X83Z]

What the paddle positions are for reverse and neutral?

He answered everything but neutral. I can't speak for E-gear as I've never driven a Lamborghini, but on F1 Ferraris and Cambiocorsa Maseratis, neutral is engaged by pulling both paddles at once. I assume E-gear is the same.

 

[YSSMAN]

So you don't have to pull both paddles like on a Ferrari? Interesting...

[EDIT: BAH... Tree'd]

Does anyone know enough about the Mercedes or BMW units to shed some light on their systems as well?

 

[1X83Z]

So you don't have to pull both paddles like on a Ferrari? Interesting...

On a Ferrari, you only pull both paddles to engage neutral. Reverse is different.

Does anyone know enough about the Mercedes or BMW units to shed some light on their systems as well?

You mean automatic transmissions? Jeez Brad I know you like manuals but come on...

 

[YSSMAN]

Har har.

I've never fiddled with an SMG box, or whatever that new thing that Mercedes has. You know, in the SL63 on up...

 

[nissan tuner]

I know you can redline the 7G-TRONIC (merc 7speed auto), but i think that still downshifts for you if you wait

 

[Omnis]

MB's C55 with the paddles engaged will stay in gear unless you give it a large helping of beans or hold down the upshift paddle. No clue about the new boxes though.

 

[Philly]

Volkswagen's DSG will automatically shift you to first for anything under like 7 mph, and won't downshift for you (within reason, you can't be in 6th gear at 30 but 5th is perfectly fine) and it'll automatically upshift for you just before redline.

And it's a usual PRND setup on the console, and bump it over for "manual" mode. In case anyone was wondering...

 

[Tornado]

Does anyone know enough about the Mercedes or BMW units to shed some light on their systems as well?

Well, the Mercedes is essentially a standard slusbox that gives you a bit of control over the shift points. The BMW SMG, however, is a bit more complicated. First step to driving it is to swear at it. Then, you swear at it some more. Finally, it either breaks or you take the BMW back and trade it in for a manual.

 

[McLaren]

So you don't have to pull both paddles like on a Ferrari? Interesting...

[EDIT: BAH... Tree'd]

Does anyone know enough about the Mercedes or BMW units to shed some light on their systems as well?

What exactly are you wanting to know about the BMW?

The one thing I can say for it is that BMW has some very weird ideas for what they call paddleshifts, and I believe the last time I drove one equiped with them before the 135i, (I think it was a 335i sedan) either one would do the same thing and would only upshift when on the gas, and downshift when braking. I think I had a fluke or did something wrong, but it was weird.

The other strange thing about BMW's paddle shifts is that after you select the StepTronic transmission to be put on the car, it's an extra $100 if you want the paddle shifters to go with it.

 

[1X83Z]

Either of BMW's paddle shift does do the same thing. You have to push it (with your thumb) to downshift and pull it back to upshift. It's stupid but then again I have the same thing on my car so I shouldn't complain.

 

[YSSMAN]

So the BMW SMG unit is pretty "conventional" like the knock-offs you see in every car now? How clever.

I'd have assumed that new "sequential" gearbox Mercedes had would have been a bit more "special" too.

 

[Frizbe]

You can in an MB engage 6th gear (or so the display says) while idling and put around in said gear, also reverse and neutral are both on a standard auto lay out.

 

[Joey D]

I assume the MINI uses the same sort of thing the BMW's use, yes there are two paddles and yes each does the same thing. You can pull either to shift up and push either to shift down. The car will shift for you if you go over the redline though and will downshift for you while you are slowing down as not to stall the engine.

You can also engage the gears by pulling the gear stick on the console to the left (towards you the driver) and then pushing it forwards and backwards to select the gears.