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Tone · Feb 15th, 2003, 08:56 AM

I read in yesterday's newspaper that along with minor price increases steering wheel paddle shift is being introduced on CVT models.

Does anyone else have any info? According to threads seen here guys have been having loadsa probs. with CVT. What's the general feeling?

cooper4us · Feb 15th, 2003, 05:15 PM

I saw this one new feature coming because some people may still find the up/down (+/-) action of the 6-speed mode Steptronic to be a little akward.

The steering wheel paddles are cool, my only problem with then is that they become useless when you are turning the wheel, in which case, having the ability to downshift/upshift at the floor shifter is more precise and essential.

A friend of mine has a 2001 Lexus IS300 sedan with the paddle buttons in the steering wheel...he hardly uses them.

I think these paddle buttons are more useful in race track situations where the driver does not have to make sharp steering wheel turns, thus not losing the symmetry of the buttons.

The BMW M3 with SMG transmission offers steering wheel mounted paddle buttons standard.

vespa · Feb 15th, 2003, 06:27 PM

Since the CVT performs better on it's own, I think the only time you'd ever want to intervene is when approaching a turn -- never within a turn. In that case paddles would be ideal.

Tone · Feb 17th, 2003, 07:25 AM

Thanks guys. Very useful.

Minty · Feb 17th, 2003, 08:16 PM

the padle shift will be available from March 03 build, and was developed by a comany called Ricardo...not far from where i work.

cooper4us · Feb 17th, 2003, 09:00 PM

Cool!

Mini M! · Feb 18th, 2003, 04:08 AM

... edited... nevermind...

nfo · Feb 18th, 2003, 04:19 AM

that's wierd.....mine's got 6 speeds!
i love steptronic!

johnsocal · Feb 18th, 2003, 05:41 AM

Now if they could only have the paddle-shift as an option for the Cooper-S.

nfo · Feb 18th, 2003, 06:09 AM

it's more like "if they could only have a SMG cooper S with paddle shifts!"

Feb 15th, 2003, 08:56 AM	#1
Tone MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dorset, U.K. Local Time: 10:56 PM Posts: 5,795 Offline	CVT and Paddle Shift I read in yesterday's newspaper that along with minor price increases steering wheel paddle shift is being introduced on CVT models. Does anyone else have any info? According to threads seen here guys have been having loadsa probs. with CVT. What's the general feeling? "I get by with a little help from my friends"

Feb 15th, 2003, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 04:56 PM Posts: 1,423 Offline	I saw this one new feature coming because some people may still find the up/down (+/-) action of the 6-speed mode Steptronic to be a little akward. The steering wheel paddles are cool, my only problem with then is that they become useless when you are turning the wheel, in which case, having the ability to downshift/upshift at the floor shifter is more precise and essential. A friend of mine has a 2001 Lexus IS300 sedan with the paddle buttons in the steering wheel...he hardly uses them. I think these paddle buttons are more useful in race track situations where the driver does not have to make sharp steering wheel turns, thus not losing the symmetry of the buttons. The BMW M3 with SMG transmission offers steering wheel mounted paddle buttons standard. '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)

Feb 17th, 2003, 07:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tone MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dorset, U.K. Local Time: 10:56 PM Posts: 5,795 Offline	Thanks guys. Very useful. "I get by with a little help from my friends"

Feb 17th, 2003, 08:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Coventry/Warwick Local Time: 10:56 PM Posts: 4,005 Offline	the padle shift will be available from March 03 build, and was developed by a comany called Ricardo...not far from where i work. E-Mail Me \| Minty - Reaches parts other people can't.

Feb 17th, 2003, 09:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 04:56 PM Posts: 1,423 Offline	Cool! '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)

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Feb 15th, 2003, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
vespa MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson Local Time: 02:56 PM Posts: 156 Offline	Since the CVT performs better on it's own, I think the only time you'd ever want to intervene is when approaching a turn -- never within a turn. In that case paddles would be ideal.

Feb 18th, 2003, 04:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mini M! MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Local Time: 01:56 PM Posts: 162 Offline	... edited... nevermind... Last edited by Mini M! : Feb 18th, 2003 at 07:23 AM.

Feb 18th, 2003, 04:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
nfo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 04:56 PM Posts: 332 Offline	that's wierd.....mine's got 6 speeds! i love steptronic!

Feb 18th, 2003, 05:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnsocal MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2002 Local Time: 09:56 PM Posts: 380 Offline	Now if they could only have the paddle-shift as an option for the Cooper-S.

Feb 18th, 2003, 06:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
nfo MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 04:56 PM Posts: 332 Offline	it's more like "if they could only have a SMG cooper S with paddle shifts!"

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