Also, unlike Sport mode, which gets the gearbox software to change up at the right time, Corsa holds onto each gear until
you manually upshift.
Surprisingly no paddle shifts are on offer and one can
manually upshift using the tiptronic function on the gear lever.
The 7 - speed automatic has been made even smoother, more responsive and more efficient while paddle shifters allow you to
manually upshift and downshift with just a flick of your fingers.
For instance, when a lower gear is selected while descending a long downhill grade, the 2011 Lincoln MKX in SelectShift mode will hold that gear until the driver
manually upshifts or returns to the fully automatic setting.
Not exact matches
It won't, however, change up twice if you
manually select a higher gear close to its own
upshift point, which is nice.
Also of note, the center console - mounted shift lever now works in proper fashion, similar to sequential - shift race cars: pull back for
manually controlled
upshifts, and push forward for downshifts.
Can this technique be implemented
manually by the rider as easily and safely as I believe clutchless
upshifts are?
To shift
manually, either nudge the gearshift lever into its left gate and pull it back for
upshifts and shove it forward for downshifts.
Likewise, the
upshift / downshift rocker switch, which is mounted on the side of the shifter handle, makes changing gears
manually a clumsy proposition.
The Sport mode, in which shifts occur at higher engine speeds, is engaged by moving the lever leftward from D; the Manual mode is engaged when the driver
manually chooses a gear by tipping the lever (or shift paddles) forward (for downshifts) or rearward (for
upshifts).
For a more engaging driving experience, the driver can shift the four - speed automatic
manually by moving the shift lever to the left from its «D» position into the «S» position, then pushing forward for
upshifts and back for downshifts.
Even in full «manual» mode,
upshifts occur
manually at redline, and requests for downshifts often go unanswered.
Alternatively, the driver can also change gear
manually using the standard - fitted shift paddles on the steering wheel — the right - hand paddle for
upshifts, the left - hand paddle for downshifts.
SelectShift, making its Lincoln debut on the MKS, allows the driver to
manually select gears by moving the gear selector to the right and pushing forward to downshift and pulling back to
upshift.
You can
manually select the gears if you like to try and outsmart the computer, but if you get high enough in the rev range it will
upshift for you.
The responsive 6 - speed ZF automatic transmission has a sport mode that delivers quick
upshifts and downshifts, and can be
manually shifted via a pair of steering - wheel - mounted paddles.
With the gear selector in the «M» position, the driver can «
manually» shift the automatic tranny by selecting either the buttons on the back of the steering wheel spokes to
upshift or depress the buttons on the front of the spokes to downshift.