Kujiwara
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- Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 23 Supra AT Stratosphere, GLI32, SVT Cobra
The two absolutely can have the same suspension and handle differently. MT is lighter than AT, and the weight is coming from near the center rear part of the vehicle. As such, your moment of inertia, CG are all different. I'm not saying the two cars have the same suspension, but just saying they can be the same but handle different. Manual cars will have more direct torque control as even a locked torque converter at higher rpms have a little bit of slip when on and off throttling, any semi professional driver will be able to tell this. 8AT has shorter overall gearing in the first three gears so theoretically better acceleration, however, this may only be an advantage if it matches the course layout well. It is a balance between shift time, shift quantity, maximum traction, wheel torque.
Unless it's a modern race car or near race capability sports car (eg.GT3RS) with an excellent DCT or sequential box, I find professional racing drivers generally prefer a good manual box.
8AT Supra: better for most people on track and everywhere
6MT Supra: better track potential for highly skill drivers, more fun for capable manual drivers
Unless it's a modern race car or near race capability sports car (eg.GT3RS) with an excellent DCT or sequential box, I find professional racing drivers generally prefer a good manual box.
8AT Supra: better for most people on track and everywhere
6MT Supra: better track potential for highly skill drivers, more fun for capable manual drivers
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