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Originally Posted by twofortyrida1388
I just never understood paddle shifters. I've have to drive it. How does skipping gears work? Like while cruising going from 3-5 or 4-6? If you don't shift will it hit redline or shift automaticly?
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The shifting logic can vary greatly from car to car. In some cars it will get up to redline and shift for you automatically. In others, notably the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano when put in sport mode, will keep the car in a specific gear until the driver decides its time to shift.
So in other words, it varies from car to car.
Skipping gears-again, this varies from vehicle to vehicle. A seven speed transmission could drop from 7th to 3rd without stepping through each gear if you press the down shift paddle fast enough. Or, like an automatic, you could drop from 7th to 3rd by just putting the accel pedal to the floor. Its different for each vehicle. On others, you have to go through each succesive gear to get to the one desired.