Upshifts happen higher in the rev range, which can be noisier, but delivers a more powerful and more responsive drive.
But Audi makes up for that by including a Sport mode, where
upshifts happen at about 3,000 rpm.
Upshifts happen within the span of a blink and downshifts are met with computer - precise blips of the throttle that don't upset the chassis.
In Sports mode, the response is that much more eager and upshifting takes place at around 6500 RPM (
upshifts happen at 6000 RPM in D mode).
The jerkiness of the transmission is very apparent and there is a pause before
an upshift happens.
Not exact matches
An interesting aside: if you listen carefully to the Camaro ZL1 as it downshifts and
upshifts entering and exiting each turn, it seems that both the red and blue cars have the ten - speed automatic gearbox option as the shifts
happen far too quick for it to be the available six - speed manual.
When you nudge the gear selector in the xDrive50i — to downshift or
upshift — the gear change
happens nearly instantaneously, and this makes the mode much more enjoyable to use.
Upshifts are smooth and well - timed, and highway kickdown
happens with little delay.
In vehicles with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK),
upshifts take place at higher engine speeds and downshifts
happen sooner.
Gear changes
happen at logical points with rev - matched downshifts and programming that prevents
upshifting midcorner.
In this mode, gear changes
happen earlier in the rev range, while
upshifts aren't made as willingly as in the other modes.