Sequential shift | Tiptronic-style
June 16, 2006 by Alborz Fallah
Sequential shift | Tiptronic-style
Sequential shift also known as “Tiptronic-style” automatic. Although the name sounds fancy it is simply an automatic transmission with the ability for the driver to change gears up or down (without a clutch) as desired. It is not a clutchless manual, which dispenses with a clutch pedal (the clutch is controlled electronically) but in most other respects it operates as a manual transmission.
The Advantages for a Sequential shift:
- It is quicker. For example, to go from 2nd to 3rd gear in a manul gearbox using the “H” pattern, the driver has to push the lever up, over and up again. Which takes a great deal more time then simply pushing the lever up
- It is the same motion to change every gear up, or down.
- Hard to cause engine and gearbox damage by putting the car into the wrong gear.
The Disadvantages for a Sequential shift:
- Doesn’t feel like a manual
- Not as fun (but we are just splitting hairs here)
The Majority of race cars (for example Formula 1) use this type of transmission. A great deal of everyday sports (Porsche) cars also use this type of transmission.
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i hav a mitsubishi lancer MR 2002. it has a auto/tiptronic gear. i would like to know if there are any potential damages to engine or gearbox when tiptronic is used
Another disadvantage (for tiptronic), is in a manual you don’t always go up & down the gears sequentially. You usually skip a gear in hard acceleration.
And also, tiptronic gives you no control over how you engage the clutch. IE soft or aggressive.
In a word, you are more in-tune with the engine driving a manual because the transmission isn’t making any decisions for you. Automatics are more about lazy convenient driving.
hay all i just brought a new Toyota Corolla Fielder and is a tiptronic tansmission, i just need some tips on how to drive using it
Thanks
I recently bought a Euro Tourer with tiptronic, shifting up is fine however shifting down leads to a huge lurch even when travling at a low speed. anyone got any tips on how to drive in tiptronic, as for now i just accelerate to the required speed and put it back into auto gear.
A few things. First of all, Tiptronic is a registered trademark of Porsche and its licensees (such as VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda). It’s unlikely that anyone posting here actually has a real Tiptronic gearbox, but it’s a common mistake, like calling all vacuum cleaners, hoovers.
Lazybones… who on earth skips gears under hard acceleration??? If you do, you certainly won’t be accelerating very hard.
Coupes… not much to it. If you feel you’re accelerating too slow, bump it back to a lower gear. If you’re braking hard from a high speed, you can change down gears once the revs have dropped, but don’t change too early or the car will lurch… see below.
Spud… any car (auto or manual) will lurch when you engage a lower gear as the engine is spinning too slow. The real proper auto systems blip the throttle when doing so to avoid that. In a manual you can blip it yourself with a bit of heel and toe.
Hope that’s helpful.
hey i have a question can you convert a manual car to a tiptronic gearbox and if so how much does it involve doing