DBS / DB9 Paddles
Discussion
V12Vanquish said:
I have a current model Vanquish, I drive it mostly in sport mode with the paddles. It's My first full auto Aston and I definitely wouldn't go back to a manual with a clutch pedal.
Why is that ?I have a DB9 ,unfortunately most of my driving is in town and so I rarely use the paddles however on the rare times I do they are fun and add to my driving "experience".
I have had many manuals over the years (not Astons)and I do feel "more engaged" with a manual car,however I feel that if I had more opportunity to practise with the paddles it might enhance my enjoyment.
According to the Aston Factory Instructors it is unusual for people that they do test drives with to use the paddles. When I did a drive in the 'new' virage I just got in and used the paddles from the start and the guy from the factory was quite fascinated by it as the vast majority apparently just stick it in automatic and drive - now where's the fun in that 
IanV12VR said:
According to the Aston Factory Instructors it is unusual for people that they do test drives with to use the paddles. When I did a drive in the 'new' virage I just got in and used the paddles from the start and the guy from the factory was quite fascinated by it as the vast majority apparently just stick it in automatic and drive - now where's the fun in that
This is what I'm thinking.I really enjoyed my sport shift it wasn't great but I took to it well and if I upgrade to the auto I'm hoping for a better drive.
Misses could also drive it in D
fuzzy01 said:
Avinalarf, the paddles are really worth persevering with, I drive my 9 on them all the time, I really enjoy using the car this way. The auto blip could be a tinge better but then so could my driving.
Not much point with paddles in London when you are only 10 feet away from the car in front.If I was on an appropriate open road then I would use tha paddles.
One feels a bit of a plonker roaring down the road in 20/ 30 mile speed limit only to have to brake within 10 seconds.
snuffy said:
I often block change which is of course impossible with paddles. In my GTR I do tend to use auto most of the time, and even then it will still change gear for you unless you have it in Race Mode.
You can 'sort of' block change with the SS.......for instance i quite often jump from 3/4 straight up to 6th, just a couple of super quick pulls on the paddle and job's done.Granted, the box is still trying to select through the gears at some ninja speed I guess, but hey, it sort of works.
What I find more annoying is when the engine is cold I can't select second gear until you're over 2000rpm......which is impossible in the winding street I live in, so whether in SS or D, the car is like a jack in a box until I get out of the street........that's the kind of niggle that would make me think long and hard before another SS over a manual or 'proper' auto.
snuffy said:
I often block change which is of course impossible with paddles. In my GTR I do tend to use auto most of the time, and even then it will still change gear for you unless you have it in Race Mode.
Does on the Vanquish as it still had a H selector and can go from any to any gear. One of the things on the PDC was learning how to go from 6th to 3rd. :-)Big Ry said:
You can 'sort of' block change with the SS.......for instance i quite often jump from 3/4 straight up to 6th, just a couple of super quick pulls on the paddle and job's done.
Granted, the box is still trying to select through the gears at some ninja speed I guess, but hey, it sort of works.
The OP was on the DBS/DB9 but I thought this might be of interest to others: from the ASM II driving guide..Granted, the box is still trying to select through the gears at some ninja speed I guess, but hey, it sort of works.
"The transmission fitted to the V8 Vantage S Sportshift 11 is not sequential. With a sequential gearbox, the driver has to follow the sequence of gears, e.g. to change from 5th to 2nd the driver will need to select 4th 3rd and then 2nd. This type of gearbox is fitted to some race cars and motor bikes.
With an automated manual transmission, the driver can select any gear, e.g. change directly from 5th to 2nd without selecting any intermediate gears."
You just need to do it quickly..
Edited by Jon1967x on Tuesday 3rd June 14:38
Hmmm drive my 9 in auto except when I want noise.... using the paddles helps keep a nice noise going instead of an early change up! Sure on a long drive auto, but when wanting a slow noisy drive use the paddles, or when wanting an "engaging" drive use the paddles, best of both worlds!
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