Good write up. I went with these to preserve the oem wiring in case I wanted to restore to stock. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089Q9K9Z6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
It was a pain free setup and I’ve been very pleased with pioneer sub.
My last car was a Model 3 Performance. It was faster, more efficient, handled better, and was utterly more convenient.
If I’d wanted any of that I’d have kept my model 3. I bought my GT for the fun of it. I want to enjoy my drives more and take a little more time getting places. I’ve found it...
The 10r80 is good no question, but it’s not even remotely as fast as a dual clutch transmission. Go test drive a GTI or a golf R if you want to understand how fast an “instant” shift can be.
It seems incredibly unlikely that they would significantly upgrade the hardware in vehicles already manufactured. It would be fantastic if they did though. My center screen has to be restarted about once every 3 days as it won’t respond to touch inputs until I reboot it.
This is why CarPlay is such a wonderful thing. It doesn’t matter if the head units tech is wildly out of date so long as the touch screen works. Any time you upgrade your phone, you get a better infotainment experience.
it’s just easier to drive. The car is rev matching on upshits and downshifts. They’re applying throttle as well as you lift off the clutch which makes it simpler too. Perhaps more to do with computer enhancements than the actual transmission. I know it’s on the 3rd gen since my 14, but...
I had a 14 GT with the MT82 and now a 24 with it. They are not even remotely similar to drive. It’s not perfect, but I don’t have any issues with mine.
this is how I felt with the Model 3 Performance. I’ve never had a car that was so easy and predictable to drive hard or just cruise in.
And yet I bought a 6 speed manual GT to replace it. It isn’t always about ease of use. Sometimes it’s more about the fun.
I owned a 2014 GT with a manual and I have a 24 GT/CS vert with the manual today. They are night and day different to drive. The current manual they’re using is so simple to drive and at no point have I regretted it.
I commute about 26 miles per day in heavy traffic. Having the automatic cruise...
Oh I agree. Even in quiet mode I’ll get loud pops when I let off the gas As I slowly roll through my neighborhood. Maybe the automatic just runs quieter.
Even in quiet mode on the active valve exhaust my car is loud enough to get attention. Even shifting up around 2k rpm and down around 1200 it’s still quite loud. It’s significantly louder in any other mode. I am curious what you’re driving if you feel it doesn’t make any noise under normal driving.
I can only assume this is done for some fuel efficiency or emissions compliance reasons. Manual rev freely in neutral while almost all autos rev slow and only about half way to redline in neutral.
you should just buy a manual next time :-)
Yep. The rubber mat is simply way too thick. If they’d moved the charging coil to sit flush with the top of the may it would be great. Having it so far below with a mat and plastic layer is just a bad design.
So similar to mine. I have the 24 GT/CS vert in white, with the Bose and 401a, but also the manual and the mini spare tire. I too got it $8k off sticker.