2009 Ralliart...first comments
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From: Kelowna, CANADA
It's funny because i find my SST more enjoyable to drive then all the manuals i've owned. I feel more connected to the car to be honest with you. The gears are essentially at my fingertips.
... let us know in 5 months if you still use the paddles like you do today.
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From: Okinawa
However, I don't necessarily agree with that. It's a much more closed system with many more components that can fail. It will take a few YEARS of practice before I believe this transmission will be as reliable as a manual transmission. I think a side to side performance between a manual and a SST would be awesome... see which one lasts longer. Measure heat, whp, shifting speeds after a few hours of HEAVY driving. I'm willing to bet the manual wins and the car with the SST will have to come up with $5k to replace the SST ;p.
Somebody hit the nail on the head, the Ralliart was designed to be a street car, and that's it. For that job, it's pretty ****ing sweet. As a track car though the weight, the restricted performance and the lack of a true manual hinders it substantially.
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From: Cybertron
I cross-shopped it with a Lexus IS250 AWD, R32, EvoXGSR and the Nissan Nismo.
Price became the issue naturally.
So...i stayed modest and copped the R/A.
You've owned the car for what, a week? Wait till you've owned it a few months before you go declaring it the best thing since sliced bread. I'm seen at least one review that commented that the paddles got boring after a while and they just drove the thing like a normal automatic. This was an MR to boot.
That's a Mitsubishi exec, he's not going to say "oh and by the way, please don't bag on the car since the transmission has a tendency to overheat".
Somebody hit the nail on the head, the Ralliart was designed to be a street car, and that's it. For that job, it's pretty ****ing sweet. As a track car though the weight, the restricted performance and the lack of a true manual hinders it substantially.
Somebody hit the nail on the head, the Ralliart was designed to be a street car, and that's it. For that job, it's pretty ****ing sweet. As a track car though the weight, the restricted performance and the lack of a true manual hinders it substantially.
You've owned the car for what, a week? Wait till you've owned it a few months before you go declaring it the best thing since sliced bread. I'm seen at least one review that commented that the paddles got boring after a while and they just drove the thing like a normal automatic. This was an MR to boot.
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From: Cybertron
Yeah you're right. He should have said, "I know I'm a mitsubishi exec and all, but i dont really know anything about this car. Instead I want you to listen to ambystom01 over at evom.net. Oh and because a handful of people have gotten overheating issues, that means EVERY tranny will overheat."
Nobody is saying you will, people are simply saying that it's best to wait longer than a week before you come to some massive conclusion that a brand new technology is going to revolutionize the entire industry. I loved my sunroof when I first got my car but now I don't even use it.