Hi chaps, for anyone that has seen my intro thread I am considering purchasing a urS6 Avant.
Now usually in this type of car, and for the type of driving it will do - I would be just as happy with an auto as a manual, but in general I was told to avoid the auto in favour of the manual for a urS6.
But for now, I think I'll keep an open mind - but have a few questions.
Firstly, what is different between an auto & manual - obviously transmission & ECU, anything else?
What kind of real world mpg do owners get out of the auto, and does this improve with a remap?
How slow are they compared to the manual? I had an 850 T5 auto some years back, then a manual 850R - the T5 auto was a bit more sluggish, but only really from the off, once in gear it wasn't too bad. I can't see me going crazy with one, as I have my 944 Turbo for the boost rush - but I still like any of my cars to have a good turn of pace. I understand the torque limit on the auto box is around 400nm, is that considered to be well within the safe limits? Any owners on here got experience of running a mapped auto for many miles without issue?
If an auto was converted to a manual - what would be needed - gearbox, diff and ECU? Are these parts used across other models - and so not too hard to come by?
Any advice would be great
Now usually in this type of car, and for the type of driving it will do - I would be just as happy with an auto as a manual, but in general I was told to avoid the auto in favour of the manual for a urS6.
But for now, I think I'll keep an open mind - but have a few questions.
Firstly, what is different between an auto & manual - obviously transmission & ECU, anything else?
What kind of real world mpg do owners get out of the auto, and does this improve with a remap?
How slow are they compared to the manual? I had an 850 T5 auto some years back, then a manual 850R - the T5 auto was a bit more sluggish, but only really from the off, once in gear it wasn't too bad. I can't see me going crazy with one, as I have my 944 Turbo for the boost rush - but I still like any of my cars to have a good turn of pace. I understand the torque limit on the auto box is around 400nm, is that considered to be well within the safe limits? Any owners on here got experience of running a mapped auto for many miles without issue?
If an auto was converted to a manual - what would be needed - gearbox, diff and ECU? Are these parts used across other models - and so not too hard to come by?
Any advice would be great
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