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Originally Posted by JIO
If you notice racecar drivers with a manual tranny, they don't skip gears on the up or down. It's all too easy if you are trying for 6 to 4 change to drop it into 2nd for the money shift. In the real world, yea, it's easy to go from 6 to 4. With DCT in S4, I enjoy every downshift and the rev-match.
You will find after your car is broken-in, that if you are in say 7th and cruising, and then floor the gas and hit the left paddle ONCE, it'll downshift into the lowest gear possible. At 30 mph in 7th, it would shift from 7 to 2 in an instant...really cool feeling. It's great for passing.
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Although a large percentage of modern race cars have paddle shifted transmissions a number of race cars with manual clutches, including the racing version of the M3, have sequential racing transmissions that can not skip gears.
Of course these are dedicated race cars. I can't think of a scenario where a race car would be in 7th gear at 30MPH.
CA