can it be said that.....

• sidestep1984

  12 Jan 05, 20:44

  a honda city shifts like a formula 1 car?as in the steering wheel buttons thing(steermatic i think?)
• devmeister

  12 Jan 05, 20:46

  f1 cars have paddle-shifts placed just behinded the steering wheel if that's what you mean. ferraris and bmws and a few other marques have those too.
• sidestep1984

  12 Jan 05, 20:50

  Originally posted by devmeister:

  f1 cars have paddle-shifts placed just behinded the steering wheel if that's what you mean. ferraris and bmws and a few other marques have those too.

  i see...so basically..the onli similarity is that the Honda City shifts gears from the steering wheel?
• SeeTees

  12 Jan 05, 22:35

  Originally posted by sidestep1984:

  i see...so basically..the onli similarity is that the Honda City shifts gears from the steering wheel?

  No. The City shift gear in the same manner as with any other auto-trans cars through the selection of your auto gear handle. The steering 7 speed is just a replica of a Sports mode built-in. It just allows you to manually up or down your gear selection in an Auto-geared car. A bit like using OD/Tiptronic... Best for overtaking. However like what most auto magazines will claim its just a novelty and mini-fantasy which effects will only last as long as that of Ecstasy. Once you sian liao you will stick back to using its CVT selection instead... Frankly speaking... hardly any connection between the City and F1 cars... U shocked me brother!
• sidestep1984

  12 Jan 05, 22:49

  Originally posted by SeeTees:

  No. The City shift gear in the same manner as with any other auto-trans cars through the selection of your auto gear handle. The steering 7 speed is just a replica of a Sports mode built-in. It just allows you to manually up or down your gear selection in an Auto-geared car. A bit like using OD/Tiptronic... Best for overtaking. However like what most auto magazines will claim its just a novelty and mini-fantasy which effects will only last as long as that of Ecstasy. Once you sian liao you will stick back to using its CVT selection instead... Frankly speaking... hardly any connection between the City and F1 cars... U shocked me brother!

  sori uh...not really into cars..lol...just curious...more of a two-wheeler kinda guy
• D16Z6

  12 Jan 05, 23:11

  
• D16Z6

  12 Jan 05, 23:12

  shd be diff lah....
  those F1 type is called Sequential Gear...
  they r damn expensive man...
  shd cost at least $10K...wow...
  lookout for the latest M5...
  they r using this type of shift...
  no wonder this is the best M5 Beemer ever built...
• free4ever

  13 Jan 05, 22:01

  City is button shift (press button) while F1 are paddle-shift, not the same.
• zerocool85

  14 Jan 05, 19:29

  F1 cars are using SMG. they are gear shifts exactly like manual transmission but without the clutch. very much better..
  
  it is totally different from steptronic, tiptronic, geartronic or watever the car makers call it.