Query on Vanquish II transmission gear change in sport mode
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hornbaek said:
I was seriously considering a Vanquish Volante but borrowed a Bentley GTC for a couple of weeks from Crewe. I don't like the image the Bentley portrays but in terms of car/quality/equipment/drivability it is lightyears ahead of any Aston - unfortunately. It used to be so that you would buy an Aston with your heart rather than your head. When the VH platform came along the head started to get involved. Unfortunately we are now back to the latter.
Yes, VW have vast resources!!V12Vanquish said:
I have a question about my 14MY Vanquish when operating the car in sport mode.
In drive with sport mode on the transmission never goes past 5th into 6th gear.
In normal (not sport) mode it changes into 6th gear.
If I use the paddles it will also go into 6th gear.
Could a few of the new Vanquish owners confirm that their transmission operates the same as mine. I don't immediately see anything in the handbook about this.
The Vanquish definitely uses 6th gear in sport mode, but you have to be at, or above Blighty's legal speed limit!In drive with sport mode on the transmission never goes past 5th into 6th gear.
In normal (not sport) mode it changes into 6th gear.
If I use the paddles it will also go into 6th gear.
Could a few of the new Vanquish owners confirm that their transmission operates the same as mine. I don't immediately see anything in the handbook about this.
I inadvertently discovered this today:
If you shift into 6th gear with the paddles when in sport mode and then hold the upshift paddle for a few seconds the car goes into drive mode and stays in 6th gear until speed drops below 50ish, then it drops back to 5th.
If you just press the drive button on the dash it won't do this at these sort of legal speeds.
If you shift into 6th gear with the paddles when in sport mode and then hold the upshift paddle for a few seconds the car goes into drive mode and stays in 6th gear until speed drops below 50ish, then it drops back to 5th.
If you just press the drive button on the dash it won't do this at these sort of legal speeds.
Yes and for additional fun head into a corner at high speed, brake and whilst under braking you can select which gear you want the car to change down to using multiple taps on the left paddle and the car will then go down through the gears to the 'preselected' one as your speed drops. Quite fun!
I didn't discover this myself, an instructor on an Aston PDC showed me the trick.
I didn't discover this myself, an instructor on an Aston PDC showed me the trick.
adamfawsitt said:
Yes and for additional fun head into a corner at high speed, brake and whilst under braking you can select which gear you want the car to change down to using multiple taps on the left paddle and the car will then go down through the gears to the 'preselected' one as your speed drops. Quite fun!
I didn't discover this myself, an instructor on an Aston PDC showed me the trick.
On the V12VS you can just hold the left paddle pulled as you brake and it will go down through the gears until it gets to the ideal gear for the speed you are going. I wonder if the Vanquish is programmed to do that as well. I didn't discover this myself, an instructor on an Aston PDC showed me the trick.
KarlFranz said:
On the V12VS you can just hold the left paddle pulled as you brake and it will go down through the gears until it gets to the ideal gear for the speed you are going. I wonder if the Vanquish is programmed to do that as well.
Unfortunately not - that V12S feature very useful (and fun) on track!Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff