daedalus_zero
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- 2014 Mazda2 Sport
^This.
The Skyactiv-Drive automatics are excellent, and far from slushboxes. They even have an automated, multi-plate clutch that works in unison with the torque converter and executes perfectly rev-matched downshifts. In fact, the converter is locked something like 80% of the time and the clutch does all the rest. So, really, all you're missing is working the clutch pedal (which in the new cars has ZERO feeling). If I would have had the money, I would have sprung for a brand new 3 with the automatic. It does everything a manual can do, except that it's faster, smoother, and perfect every time.
And you can put it in D for all the boring stuff. Win-win.
The Skyactiv-Drive automatics are excellent, and far from slushboxes. They even have an automated, multi-plate clutch that works in unison with the torque converter and executes perfectly rev-matched downshifts. In fact, the converter is locked something like 80% of the time and the clutch does all the rest. So, really, all you're missing is working the clutch pedal (which in the new cars has ZERO feeling). If I would have had the money, I would have sprung for a brand new 3 with the automatic. It does everything a manual can do, except that it's faster, smoother, and perfect every time.
And you can put it in D for all the boring stuff. Win-win.
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