Is it really worth learning to drive MT?

[Tower Turn 13]

Both in life and in the game, yes.

Very rewarding and hard for me to drive an automatic anything anymore.

Saves gas mileage on the road. Gives you precise torque control on the track.

 

[gt addict]

Yeah it's worth it. I started using m/t quite awhile ago with R2 being shift up and L2 as shift done.

 

[Crazed_Coupe]

I am currently on automatic and am wondering if it's worth trying to learn how to play without AT. What do you say?

It'll take practice and you won't like it at first but in the end it's a lot more enjoyable for numerous reasons, for example you'll feel like you have more control over your car by choosing what RPM you change gears and it's a lot better for taking turns.

 

[fitftw]

what racecars do YOU see in real life that AREN'T shifted manually or with paddles? NONE.

Even if you select automatic, if you're in cockpit view, the driver still shifts manually! Let go of your crutch, be a little bit more manly.

 

[anastasis14]

Haven't tried manual before, tried to do the supercar festival seasonal event tokyo R246 with the mazda furai.

Did it first in manual best manual lap : 1:31:38
AT best lap : 1:30:32
MT 5 lap time : 8:00:0
AT 5 lap time : 7:43:2

Well, there is a clear difference here but i can improve my self WAAAAYYY MORE than this.. i think manual deserves a chance
I just lose time in the manual cause i forgot some times to change gear
WORTH TRYING PEOPLE

 

[PhillGuy]

I find it depends on the track, the car, the driving conditions and what aids are allowed in the room.

If I am on the Daytona Oval for example I will set it to automatic, no need for shifting here.

If the car is high powered i want to be able to control the gears to control the traction. Same reason for a damp track or one with no aids or less than racing soft tires.

 

[noisiaturismo]

i don't use it

 

[Machate-man]

To be excessively technical (you tuners know what I'm on about):


Manual allows you to change gear at any given moment, and any RPM within the rev range(idle-rev limiter), which gives you the freedom to shift to the proper gear at an appropriate time.

For some cars, this is absolutely necessary; If you look at the power/torque curve(garage>car>tuning>green and orange lines on right) the curve is like a cone, where it peaks at one point in the middle, and it drops after that peak. It means after a certain rev, the engine cannot produce more power, and will drop in power the further on you go in that gear. If you shift just after that point, you will be using all of the power the engine can give. That is only possible in a manual.


In an automatic, the game shifts at a preset RPM, usually near the redline. For cars that have a cone-shaped power/torque curve, this means that it will shift once all of the power in that gear is gone

 

[Jack002]

If you change the gearing, you can improve this while using an AT. I finished GT4 and GT5 in AT. Its not like mandatory you shift on your own

 

[LancerEvo7]

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Absolutely.

 

[ROYALEFATALE]

MT is a must if you want that extra edge, i find AT very boring...i'm used to having that extra bit of car control that comes with MT, very very helpful when aids are off and you need to control torque output when exiting corners