Driving with paddle operation

Yesterday, I was invited to an acquaintance's house, so my family of four headed there in the Panamera. Since we were there, I decided to have my husband drive the PDK with paddle shifters while I observed the scene.(although I drove with the AT because it always goes into 8th gear on the highway)

The other day I drove a Panamera with paddle shifters and feltTime lag in response after shift changeThat was that. "Oh, I thought I just set it to 2nd gear, but I didn't.(-_-)I would pull the paddles again and it would go into 3rd gear and I would have to downshift in a hurry...(You're simply a bad driver, aren't you?)

According to my husband, in normal mode, the priority is to soften the shifting shock and make the car go smoothly, so there is a time lag in shifting.If it is set to sport mode or sport plus mode, it becomes more responsive.

New Panamera lever

The Panamera can operate the manual transmission not only with paddle shifters, but also with a lever on the center console. Until now, cars with PDK spec.Push the lever forward to shift up a gear."They were often set up to do so.(My guess is that it's because of the general feeling that pushing forward = gearing up.)

Racing cars and GT3s, on the other hand, areThe gear is set to go up when the lever is pulled.Since racing cars are driven at considerable speeds, the driver is subjected to considerable G-force. In such cases, it is easier to drive by pulling the lever and shifting up a gear. The Panamera this time is the same as a racing car.Pull the lever and it goes into gear."Since it became a way of doing things, the "It's nice to be able to operate the same controls as a racing car in a car like this.My husband said.

Does a MT car sound more fun?

However, no matter how much the sport mode has no time lag in shifting, there is no need to drive in sport mode when driving in town...So if you want to enjoy driving by operating the gears at your own timing, I guess you should still choose MT instead of PDK.I am a very good friend of the family. And my husband.

With a manual transmission, you can drive exactly as you want. Even in normal mode, you can feel the sporty shock of shifting gears, and even in city traffic, you can shift gears as you like. The Panamera's AT system is smart, so there is a bit of a time lag.

He said.

Range Rover Evoque Test Drive!

Afterwards, the couple who invited us to their home had a Range Rover Evoque in their home...

He kindly allowed me to drive a little.

The glass roof is also much larger than expected and very comfortable.

Sporty and very easy to drive, with a high line of sight since it is an SUV. thank you Mr. and Mrs. S.!