Granturismo mc shift V auto?

[Chiveroni]

I have a 4.7 with auto box. IMHO, for a grand tourer, keeping it in auto has been just fine. Sometimes I use the paddles in sports mode to maximise the exhaust note

If you are anywhere Stamford you'd be welcome to take mine for drive to see what the auto box is like

 

[CatmanV2]

I have to say, given my druthers I'd have an MC

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[Goodfella]

If you are comparing earlier cars, the MC shift vs the earlier automatic then I’d go MC shift.

Or if you can stretch the budget the MC auto shift in the later cars is the best option for a Granturismo IMO. Leaving the Full MC shift to the Stradale.

 

[Zep]

If you are comparing earlier cars, the MC shift vs the earlier automatic then I’d go MC shift.

Or if you can stretch the budget the MC auto shift in the later cars is the best option for a Granturismo IMO. Leaving the Full MC shift to the Stradale.

This man speaks the truth, but it really is horses for courses.

 

[Brendan]

I have a 4.7 with auto box. IMHO, for a grand tourer, keeping it in auto has been just fine. Sometimes I use the paddles in sports mode to maximise the exhaust note

If you are anywhere Stamford you'd be welcome to take mine for drive to see what the auto box is like

Thanks for the offer

 

[Cdn17Sport6MT]

Model year '13 and up, the automatic became more Sporting, as I understand it. The ZF 'box is very good as automatics go. It's one of the best. Going the route of the MCShift automated clutch (and servo-operated manual shift) is generally for the quite committed folks as mtce will be higher, reliability will be less.

As for me, I think the MC Shift makes the car quite unique and desirable... but folks ought not to lose sight of the need for "commitment" and persistence.

 

[Zep]

Going the route of the MCShift automated clutch (and servo-operated manual shift) is generally for the quite committed folks as mtce will be higher, reliability will be less.

In the U.K. the vast majority of pre-facelift Granturismo S were MCShift. As there isn’t a manual option, if you want a pre-facelift GTS, you are more than likely going to end up in an MCShift regardless of your commitment level.

 

[Brendan]

Is the MC shift much the same as the 4200 cambiocorsa?

 

[MikeyMaser]

MC Shift is the more involving so I'd definitely go for that if a weekend car. For a daily motorway cruiser or town work I'd go Auto.

 

[Cdn17Sport6MT]

Is the MC shift much the same as the 4200 cambiocorsa?

It comprises the most-developed of the systems of this type, with the latest software (Others, pipe-up if I'm wrong) - SOFAST4+, with Superfast2 (?) and notably revised mechanical... It has the two-support bearing bell housing, it has a revised actuator, it has the more heat resistant clutch position transmitter, and it has the higher pressure "F1 pump/motor". Equiv to the Ferrari 599 (?). I think, though, the Granturismo S versus the Stradale... the latter may have ALL of these advancements, perhaps just a bit more so than the S...??? Maybe only the software, latest version, Superfast2, is what distinguishes the Stradale versus the S MCShift...?

Some of these advancements are mechanical, and add to the durability/reliability; some add to the smoothness and control over clutch operation. The 4200 Coupé and Spyder don't have the accelerometer-informed clutch control or the clutch pressure transmitter informed learning of the clutch diaphragm spring constant.