Are the paddles on the steering wheel itself ( meaning they follow the steering wheel as you turn) ? Or are they on the steering column ( meaning they stay in one place while the steering wheel turns ) ? Thanks in advance

 

They stay in place.

 

Have you driven one? And do you feel that it is better that they are stationary or would you rather them follow the steering wheel?

 

follow the wheel, i have a VW...

 

I've driven some cars with paddles that move, and in my opinion, I like stationary paddles. (And the MR's stationary)

 

ive only driven my m3 with paddles that move with the wheel, it would be more difficult to switch gears if the wheel is turned, just my pov

 

That's prob why they are so long... Cause they stay in one place.. Oh well, by the way everybody describes the computer's shifting, I wont need the paddles...

 

I would prefer stationary ones because upshifting coming out of a turn is not very smooth.

 

I have a 08 GTS lancer with paddle shifters then dont turn with the wheel and I believe its gonna be the same for the new MR, while turning it is hard to shift I believe it would be easier if it turned with the wheel

 

It's only good that it turns with the wheel when you have the steering ratio of a F1 car, Gran Turismo, and arcade games. If not, shifting will be much more difficult because it will be hard to predict where the paddles are, especially during frantic autocross conditions.

 

That's exactly what I was going to explain! You'll be doing some looking around for the paddles that move around, which is why I think stationary paddles are better, as you always know where they are, no matter where the steering wheel is!

I also tried out an older generation Lexus IS with button-shifters that are located on the steering wheel...and those were DIFFICULT! Not only because they moved, but because the buttons were like, the size of a finger nail!

 

auto crossing can definitely get interesting if your shooting for small buttons or reaching for a small paddle, are there not any larger after market paddles yet?

 

Thanks for all the replies guys. I have the stationary paddles on my 08 Outlander XLS and they are pretty big.

 

yeah steering wheel mounted paddles are stupid on a car that has more than about 1.6-1.8 turns lock to lock. for evo, although the rack is pretty quick, there is still sometimes a need to re-position your hands. not to mention how prolific "shuffle steering" is now. some people always have their hands at about 4 and 8 regardless of the steering angle. i would say EVERY ASPECT of the TC-SST has been extremely well thought out, whether it be not disengaging while left-foot braking, bumping the stick forward for downshifts under braking and vice versa for upshifts so you aren't fighting g-forces, the stationary paddle mount points, or the ability of the tc-sst to outshift even professional race drivers. it seems it truly is among the best if not THE best example of the new manu-matics to date. nobody in any of the reviews can seem to find a single ***** in its armor, unless you consider protecting itself from self-destruction by american drag racers during launches a fault...

 

Stationary Paddles are better