Originally Posted by ImportLuv
paddle shifting is semi-automatic transmission...
"Semi-automatic transmission, or clutchless manual transmission, is a system which uses electronic sensors, processors and actuators to do gear shifts on the command of the driver. This removes the need for a clutch pedal which the driver needs to depress before making a gear change, since the clutch itself is actuated by electronic equipment which can synchronise the timing and torque required to make gear shifts quick and smooth."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-au...c_transmission
Okay... That means nothing to me. I was explaining to him the differences between "paddle shift" and "tiptronic" as far as the actual physical shifting aspect of it goes.