That is a great colour spec! Congrats. Perth potential customer here.
How do you find the shifter? notchy? long-throw/short-throw? and clutch (light/heavy)?
Thanks for video link. Could you please timestamp where I could find visual of him pulling the upshift paddle with associated upshift noise for comparison? I’ve only found visual of the downshifts eg. 7:45-8:15 and they’re very delayed
Im in the same boat- I’d just as easily have the v6 manual if this became a long-standing issue. The main reason I wanted the i4 was the engine and transmission though, as it is in the A45S is just crazy and has this rabid dog-like character about it. Revs and bangs through gears with such a...
Hmm that’s interesting. I wonder if it was just a Merc thing all along. Perhaps my software version corrected it? I should say, I have a 2023 A45S though and the software was updated not that long ago. I do still notice lags in some instances but I think this is more to do with the DCT logic...
Yeah I agree. This sounds like a software lockout, given that the Merc with the same gearbox doesn’t do this. Are we certain all engine/transmission controller components are the same? Perhaps something was changed and that accounts for the apparent issue/delay.
The ZF8HP is an amazing gearbox...
I own an A45S and have been considering an Emira. After seeing that review of the i4 with the “upshift Lag” upon pulling the paddle, I can say that it is certainly not the case with the A45S- It’s instantaneous and very aggressive at that. So that leads me to believe this might be a...