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blue2000s · 06-15-2006, 09:28 AM

There's alot of confusion here.

Depending on the power band, there CAN be a benefit to short-shifting but it's not common in production passenger vehicles and clearly not the case with the Boxster. This is deliberately done by the designers.

I encourage anyone who's really interested in understanding this stuff to look up "Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics" by Thomas D. Gillespie.

06-15-2006, 09:28 AM	#8
blue2000s Porscheectomy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 3,011	There's alot of confusion here. Depending on the power band, there CAN be a benefit to short-shifting but it's not common in production passenger vehicles and clearly not the case with the Boxster. This is deliberately done by the designers. I encourage anyone who's really interested in understanding this stuff to look up "Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics" by Thomas D. Gillespie. Last edited by blue2000s; 06-15-2006 at 09:31 AM.