What are the advantages of the automatic transmission compared to the manual version in the US Honda Fit? What if you are planning to tune the car at a later date?

 

same here. i got it cuz my sister is now gettin her licence and i want her 2drive my car after i am done with it so that is why i got it auto. Also if iw anna drive stick, i'll just drive my mom's 98 camry.

 

manual tranny will make you accelerate faster than an auto if you can shift fast. Manual provides more direct control of your engine but requires more work. Paddle shifters on the auto are cool and shift fairly quickly. I like the auto for traffic driving.

 

manual > auto more controls

 

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Why would you drive your mom's car just to drive a stick?

 

how is the paddle shift on the fit? i heard its more of a nuisance than convenience. opinions from those who have a auto sport please

 

i think it's kinda cool but i felt that it shift automatically even if u're not shifting it when u're driving it hard. .. i duno , maybe just to protect the tranny?

 

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If you're in S mode, which means you need to flick the paddles to shift, you need both hands on the wheel. That's great if you're on a windy road but no so great when you're in traffic and need to ocassionally scratch your left nad or just want to have a free hand to hold a water bottle or whatever. However, it's easier than pushing in a clutch and shifting a 5sp.

If in D mode you can still upshift or downshift with the paddles. This I think is the coolest thing about them. I can drive in D and then when traffic slows down I can just flick the left paddle once or twice to downshift and not use the brakes so much. After a few seconds the D will take over as in normal driving. All this and I only needed my left hand on the wheel.

Also in D mode you can prepare for a lane change by flicking the left paddle, downshifting, and make the pass without waiting for that annoying hesitation for the auto to downshift.

An interesting observation on smoothness of shift: In D mode the shifts are very smooth. Seemless. The ecu modulates throttle to give a smooth shift. In S mode the shifts are more... sporty.

 

Does the downshift blip the throttle on the way down?