the position of
the automatic gear stick.
Not exact matches
Leaving an
automatic on D risks it going up a
gear too quickly, having insufficient power and losing momentum on encountering the incline leaving you in
stuck with wheel spin.
As a bonus, the six - speed
stick gets better gas mileage than the
automatic, despite the latter transmission's two extra
gears.
Many
automatic cars have a «winter mode» which intentionally increases the
gear car starts rolling in to reduce torque and prevent getting
stuck in snow / ice.
Kia is also
sticking with
geared automatics in its Sportage even though its cousin, the Hyundai Tuscon is trying something new (see below).
I bought the
automatic version, and I kind of wish I had bought the manual as occasionally the
gears will
stick while shifting.
The option exists to use the
stick shifter to change
gears manually in a small mini gate to the left of the main
automatic selection gate.
The
automatic provides sharp but smooth shifts throughout all six
gears and ekes out slightly better fuel economy than the
stick.
From past experience with Assetto Corsa I knew that it would be suicidal to turn off all of the assists, and now knowing the car or track too well, I wimped out and
stuck with the
automatic gears.
Users will also find
automatic paddle shifters, but for an even more realistic driving experience, Logitech makes a Driving Force Shifter which connects a six - speed manual
gear stick to the wheel.