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sandeep108 · 09-26-2006, 11:03 AM

I have an AT with the paddle shifts. I have driven manual for >20 years. An AT is an AT. The power in an AT somewhat comes through in a mushy manner. But I must say this Civic AT is really smooth and quite intelligent. The paddles turn with the steering so when turning you need to be careful otherwise you might downshift instead. I am currently enjoying being lazy and have not really needed to use the paddles much. The normal D mode always seems to know what you want to do. Also if you put it in S mode without touching the paddles, it will shift at higher rpms.

I suggest you test drive both before you decide. I felt a bit of throttle lag in the MT and liked the laziness of the AT so went for it.

09-26-2006, 11:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
sandeep108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 123 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have an AT with the paddle shifts. I have driven manual for >20 years. An AT is an AT. The power in an AT somewhat comes through in a mushy manner. But I must say this Civic AT is really smooth and quite intelligent. The paddles turn with the steering so when turning you need to be careful otherwise you might downshift instead. I am currently enjoying being lazy and have not really needed to use the paddles much. The normal D mode always seems to know what you want to do. Also if you put it in S mode without touching the paddles, it will shift at higher rpms. I suggest you test drive both before you decide. I felt a bit of throttle lag in the MT and liked the laziness of the AT so went for it.