Rob, what can you expect from a Toyota??? ;-))
Did you see Top Gear when Clarkson with Damon Hill
were test driving the new Aston Martin Vanquish on
Isle of Wight? Did he like the paddle change gearbox
or not?
Thomas
RoadsterGB@aol.com wrote:
> Hi
>
> I drove a Toyota Corolla 1.8 T Sport for around 1,400 miles over Christmas -
> I'm sure a 6 speed in the right car is a real treat and I may be missing
> something here but in the Corolla the 6 speed box was the most pointless
> addition to any car I've ever driven. The car was not particularly fast or
> responsive (and was certainly not economical at 32 mpg - 60mph at 3,000 rpm
> in 6th). In addition it did not handle at all well. I couldn't wait to go
> back to the 5 speed Skoda vRS, which has the same size engine, is faster,
> quicker to 60mph and returns 38mpg (UK gallons).
>
> Perhaps I should wait till I can afford a Bugatti Veyron with a 7-speed
> paddle shift. The double clutch transmission shifts from one gear to the next
> in a maximum 0.2 of a second.
>
> Rob
> www.fairlady.org
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