R-Tronic shifting question?

[DSI]

Just traded in my V8 6 speed to a V10 R-Tronic. I will be picking it up within a week. When driving in sport mode with the paddles, should I release the gas when shifting? Or should I stay on the gas when shifting? Help

[desperado]

Seriously, try it both ways and let us know which you like best.

[ianerrid]

Depends on how smooth you want to be. If you lift slightly, they 'are' cushioned nicely, if you do a full throttle upshift near the red line, you'll get a real kick. I use both methods depending on my mood and mechanical sympathy.

Drove a racing BMW M3 GTS the other day with twin clutch and it was a huge disappointment, no drama at all, very boring, made the performance feel flat in comparison - in short I hated it - the car had no sense of humour at all - I hope Audi nevr put a DSG in the R8 'cos you need to be careful what you wish for...

[the_buch]

I'm just learning it too ... it's a matter of how refined or how raw you want it to feel ... I lean to refined most of the time and it's probably (?) easier on the drivetrain. The more time I spend with it, the more I know the R-Tronic was the right choice for me :-)