Maverick Lobo Street Truck | We’re Getting Closer to an ST

[SVT Rob]

I thought paddle shifters were supposed to mount on the column and not the wheel… ya know, so up and down shift are always in the same damned place. I think I’ve used them twice just trying it out.

Your hands typically remain in the same place on the steering wheel when you're racing, so having the paddle shifters mounted to the wheel, so that they are at the same location every time you click the button makes more sense. It would suck to have your hands wrapped around for a hairpin left turn, and you can't upshift or downshift, because your fingers aren't near the correct paddle.

If you want it mounted to the column, go with a ring where you pull it towards you for an upshift and push it away for a downshift. I believe Tiger Racing did that for one of their road course cars a few years ago, as they had a handicapped driver.

 

[TORQUERULES]

Your hands typically remain in the same place on the steering wheel when you're racing, so having the paddle shifters mounted to the wheel, so that they are at the same location every time you click the button makes more sense. It would suck to have your hands wrapped around for a hairpin left turn, and you can't upshift or downshift, because your fingers aren't near the correct paddle.

If you want it mounted to the column, go with a ring where you pull it towards you for an upshift and push it away for a downshift. I believe Tiger Racing did that for one of their road course cars a few years ago, as they had a handicapped driver.

Even on the wheel your arms get twisted up, I have long arms, and I honestly hate fumbling for the damn things. I can only imagine how shitty they would be on a slalom course or a tight road course. Give me a real shift knob that moves and I will be happy. Old school, I guess. I am like Clarkson, he used to bitch about what he called "flappy paddles" all the time in the old Top Gear episodes.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

Your hands typically remain in the same place on the steering wheel when you're racing, so having the paddle shifters mounted to the wheel, so that they are at the same location every time you click the button makes more sense. It would suck to have your hands wrapped around for a hairpin left turn, and you can't upshift or downshift, because your fingers aren't near the correct paddle.

If you want it mounted to the column, go with a ring where you pull it towards you for an upshift and push it away for a downshift. I believe Tiger Racing did that for one of their road course cars a few years ago, as they had a handicapped driver.

I guess that makes sense but not something I’m gonna do on the raptor

 

[SVT Rob]

Even on the wheel your arms get twisted up, I have long arms, and I honestly hate fumbling for the damn things. I can only imagine how shitty they would be on a slalom course or a tight road course. Give me a real shift knob that moves and I will be happy. Old school, I guess. I am like Clarkson, he used to bitch about what he called "flappy paddles" all the time in the old Top Gear episodes.

LOL I 100% agree with Jeremy. I'm old school enough that I believe performance cars should have a proper manual transmission in them.

 

[andymarkv]

As Travis has said may times, this little truck would be a blast with a manual. And as many have mentioned on here, the old Focus RS drivetrain would be a great fit.
I totally understand why it won't happen...but the take rate initially was really high on the manual Bronco...so there is a little bit of a business case.(although I wonder if manual Bronco sales have slacked...there was talk of a 2.7 manual Bronco if there was demand...but nothing ever happed. Then again, they have started offering a manual Sasquatch Bronco...and I never thought that would happen. I figured clutch life with 2.3 and 35's would be a nonstarter)

 

[CobraBob]

LOL I 100% agree with Jeremy. I'm old school enough that I believe performance cars should have a proper manual transmission in them.

There are a lot of people who won't have anything BUT a manual on a performance vehicle. But, truth is, a dual-clutch auto (GT-500, Vette) out performs a manual. To the diehard manual lovers, that really doesn't matter much. They still prefer to row the gears manually.

 

[SVT Rob]

There are a lot of people who won't have anything BUT a manual on a performance vehicle. But, truth is, a dual-clutch auto (GT-500, Vette) out performs a manual. To the diehard manual lovers, that really doesn't matter much. They still prefer to row the gears manually.

Yea, I'm in that group As I've gotten older, I've "allowed" myself to have an auto for a daily driver. Sitting in traffic with a manual transmission and a heavy clutch isn't fun in the best of health, definitely worse when you have back and knee issues.

The performance is definitely there with the DSG's, I don't knock them, I just prefer to row my own. There's just something about that feeling of everything coming together in the right timing when shifting up or down.