Okay so is this how most cars' sportshifts work? It won't allow me to upshift from 3rd to 4th until ~36 mph. Fine. But in Auto drive mode, I can distincly feel the shift to 4th at 30 mph. If I move the stick over to sportshift after it's shifted at 30, I see the gear indicator jump back down to 3, the revs fly, the car lurches, and I'm back in 3rd ... it's getting really annoying. Is this normal? Anyone else having issues with it?

 

Just another one of the many reasons for a 6speed!!

 

The Auto mode goes there. The Stick mode will not. Seems screwy to me.

Also, (when in Automatic) do you guys feel like the car lunges a bit between 1st and 2nd and 2nd/3rd. Not bad, but gives for a jerky ride by some standards.
Feels more like a Stick than an automatic.

 

Mine shifts hard for the first couple gears when it's cold. It smooths right out when it warms up.

 

Same here...

As for the shifting issue, I haven't had a problem with this, but then again, I am not sure that I would be in 4th gear at 36 mph. I will test it out tomorrow if I remember

 

I hate to say it, but

Automatic "SportShift" systems have all sorts of little peculiarities. Lags in shifting, strange shift lockouts when you CAN do it in auto mode, excessive idiot proofing, etc. I can probably list about a dozen such things on the Acura SportShift autos. BMW seems to get it fairly good, though.

If you want to have some fun in some twisties, or hold a gear around a corner then SS is pretty useful, but trying to manually shift each and every gear is just sorta pointless. That's what the 6spd is for.

 

Also, is there a way to make the gears hold to the rev limiter when using the SportShift? Seems kinda stupid to have the sport shift if it doesn't hold the gear when you want it to

 

Things are made for the dumb people around us, and because of this we have these types of limitations.

I don't know of any that won't shift for you if you hit the rev limit, even the BMW does. I will say that the BMW has a nice shifter, and I like the fact that you pull back to climb gears and push to descend (2001 or 2002 and newer).

I did notice the same restrictions trying to put the car into 4th below 35, it didn't work. I also noticed that below 35 if I put it into manumatic mode it would be in 4th, and stay there.

not all that big of a deal, if you want to be in 4th at 35, use auto mode. If you want to control all the shifting, then you should have bought the 6speed.

 

I don't know of any that won't shift for you if you hit the rev limit, even the BMW does.




Believe it or not. I believe that the Protege5 will not shift unless you tell it to. It will just bounce off the rev limiter. I test drove one and they are a blast to drive even though they're an econobox.

 

That is a good way to kill an engine. I can see some idiot driving at the rev limiter in 2nd gear on the highway... lol

 

I drove the new 350Z auto right before the Maxima and it held the rev limiter in every gear. If you actually ran the gears out all the way, it felt like it ran faster than just normal automatic. I guess that's a "SportShift" for ya, go figure

 

Yeah actually when I test drove the G35 sedan auto it sat happily bouncing off the limiter until it freaking realized that I shifted it like 5 seconds ago :-)

 

Yeah actually when I test drove the G35 sedan auto it sat happily bouncing off the limiter until it freaking realized that I shifted it like 5 seconds ago :-)

 

I don't recall that, I was too busy trying to light up the tires on the G35, and testing out the radio (i.e. drowning out the sales guy).

 

Well if the damn G35 does why can't the Maxima's?!?! Argh, it's really starting to get onto my nerves. I know it would be faster if I could hold the gears closer to the limter...

 

I think it is funny you auto guys are worried about shifting gears anyway.....just put it in drive and let that automagic do its thing

 

my 04 holds gears.. it wont shift for me if i forget atleast as far as i know.. u mean if u nail it in first gear and forget to hit the lever up it will shift as if u where in drive??

 

Yes, the manumatic isn't supposed to be a manual transmission, it is an auto that gives you SOME extra control, but it is idiot proof. If you don't shift down when you come to a stop, it does it for you. If you don't shift as you approach redline, it shifts for you.

 

Mine doesn't, shifts where it normally would in auto...

 

so but wouldnt u think it pulls maybe alittle harder in sportshift if u nail it froma dead stop??? or i guess in this case if u just nailed it in drive there would be no difference???

 

No difference.

It lets you down shift when you want, if it is with in it's logic, and up shift when you want, again if it falls with in it's logic, but it doesn't really give you anything else.

If you put it into manumatic mode and floor it, you should get the same results as flooring it in auto mode

 

Then why even put it in

 

exacltey

 

It isn't a performance enhancing addition, it is there for entertainment purposes...

it is like your radio, it doesn't make your car go faster but it does make it more enjoyable...

 

man, you are killing me, you really need to make a concentrated effort towards your spelling. Some of these threads are almost impossible to understand.

 

true true

 

sorry im just typing really fast

 

hmm im with jake02.

 

that sucks :-( My sister's TL will let you select any gear as long as it doesn't overshoot redline. It will hold gears all the way to the rev limit unless the speed goes below 5 mph, thats when it'll downshift itself to 2nd gear.

 

sadly, me too

The only real use for the manumatic is for engine braking and holding a gear for a quick pass.