tiptronic in a calais?

[andrewmitchell123]

hi, i was wondering if they bought out tiptronic in vt,vx,vy and vz calais?
or if they are just normal autos? i havent heard much about this, i tried searching but couldnt find anything. ur help is much appreciated thanks

[TVR-190]

i think its only vz if at all, but all the ones ive seen are straight auto. the sv6 had a tiptronic option i think.

[GAMBLR]

hey mate
Tiptronic 5 speed was only available in the VZ series Calais and SV6, and only with the high output Alloytec V6 engine, not the V8.
every other calais prior had the standard 4 speed automatic.
Ve's also have it, but unsure what has what, cos afaik there's a 6 speed auto tiptronic on the V8 models lol
hope this helps
CC

[andrewmitchell123]

ok then, thanks guys i got another question now, in a auto, if u change the gears using 1,2,3 and drive does it wreck the car?

[TVR-190]

lots of debate regarding that, some say yes others say its fine, i do it occasionally in mine if i wanna hold a speed going down hill. haven't noticed any damage, just dont drop it into 1st while your doing 100 and it should be o.k

[VryNeat]

and dont miss Drive and Neutral like i did at 80 ks and go into reverse turns out thats bad for the box who would of known

[andrewmitchell123]

hmm maybe ill by a calais, n jut change with them gears occasionally... its just i like to hold gears out long :P but i cant find good manuals.. n dunno if i really want one haha
alright well thanks for all ur help guys

[VZHSV]

hmm maybe ill by a calais, n jut change with them gears occasionally... its just i like to hold gears out long :P but i cant find good manuals.. n dunno if i really want one haha
alright well thanks for all ur help guys

if u want to be able to shift gears without wrecking the auto then
get ur auto rebuild with a stage3 auto full manualised then u can down shift and shift gears all the time with out doing harm

[hingo1983]

The VZ Calais has paddle shifters on the back of the steering wheel. Don't expect an instant change, there is a 1-2 second delay between shifts. I barely ever use mine. I find them handy in steep twisty downhill sections but that is about it.

[HCVP]

hmm maybe ill by a calais, n jut change with them gears occasionally... its just i like to hold gears out long :P but i cant find good manuals.. n dunno if i really want one haha
alright well thanks for all ur help guys

Excels hold gears alright

[groberr]

the tiptronic in my dads ve calais v seems to shift fairly quick however there still is a noticable delay, and it wont let you hold the gear for ever ie if u rev the crap out if it 2nd it will auto kick into 3rd.

hope that helpd i am not sure if the ve is the same as the vz box tho

[MPRSSV]

I like the tiptronic in my VZ calais, like the guys said before its great for downhill runs and is a bit of fun when you are giving it some, but like you I thought I would use it all the time, I have had the car for about 9 months now and i think ive used it 3 maybe 4 times, its not anywhere near as good as you expect it to be...

[Escape-The-Fate]

not sure about commodore tiptronics but in my mates r34 skyline is tops...only problem is if u miss a change or change and accelarate again to early its slow changing gears...its just like riding the clutch on the way out..but wen u get the hang of it and know wen to power on again it can kick manuals fairly well.