Manual Shifting

[RiverFred]

Have not tried this yet, any suggestions when to shift, etc. Any advantage over normal / sport plus or just the feeling of control?

[malcolmw]

I have used the paddles. Be aware that they operate in different ways in different drive modes. In "Normal" mode they act as a highest gear lock (i.e. the car changes up through the gears in auto but will stop at the selected gear ratio. In the sport modes the paddles actually change gear to order except if this would put the engine outside programmed parameters.

Now, in reality, I never use the paddles as the auto box is so very good at reacting to your right foot. I think the paddles are only likely to be of use on a track day. Is the LC500 a track car? I don't think so.

Maybe I am getting old. 🙂

[wendle]

You're getting old Malcolm, I use my paddles every day, i hang a fluffy dice of each one.

[Alex S. Driver]

I like listening to that wonderful engine downshifting on the paddles in manual mode.