why do some automatic cars have a manual mode? What are the advantages and why is it there?
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Manuals are active.
Automatics are reactive.
If I am driving and I see a hill, I can downshift into a lower gear before the incline and not have my engine struggle to go up hill.
Same scenario in an automatic, you have to get up the hill, engine can’t maintain speed in the current gear and might kick down to stop from stalling out.
Having the ability to select gears through flappy paddles or some other mechanism let’s someone have the functionality of a manual with the ease of driving in an automatic.
Having more control over your vehicle is never a bad thing.
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