what do people think of the 6 speed autos

[ned]

mines ok i guess, slight knock when go back to 1st, but quiet thru rest

[Mitch-VE6LTR]

Can't beat a 6 speed manual

[m1lky]

Can't beat a 6 speed manual

I agree with this man. The ve sv6 me and the missus hired changed well though. Much better than my old 4 speed vs

[Jarp]

I like the A6...can be made much better with a tune too.

[ned]

yea thats what i herd, my ve has a hsv id plate with ewb on it, any 1 no what it means

[StoneX]

Mine was made worse with a tune... Went in smooth, came out changing too hard, holding gears too long intermittently, at least it doesn't flare at full throttle anymore though.

Yes, I'm taking to back to be tuned again. I hope it can be fixed.

[Lumps of cheese]

Hate the ve auto, worse one i've driven and won't be getting another one.

[StoneX]

Yep, wish the Calais came with a manual option

[eggs]

I was and still am pleasantly surprised by my VE Auto. I've never liked autos and wasn't expecting to like this one, but i love it.

[Ian Johnston]

I hate my VE auto as well. Cant make up its mind when it wants to shift, hangs onto gears too long on normal driving,
and I wish could start off in 2nd. 1st is too low IMHO.
Dont need 6 gears with all the power. Used to get mobile with a powerglide, and less power years ago

[Jarp]

I have mine tuned to default to second rather than first when in manual mode.

[ned]

do u guys use manual mode much. takes bit to get used of especaily driveing round town hear, seem to put my foot down more

[Lumps of cheese]

Don't use manual mode much, just when i'm bored.

[Jarp]

I rarely drive in anything else but manual mode.

[torana355]

Once you have driven a ford with the 6 speed ZF box all Holden slushboxes feel quite bad.

[Jarp]

Trick is never to drive one then you don't know what you are missing. Had a drive of a BMW 1 series 7spd last year and it was sensational and I didn't want to give it back.

[Ian Johnston]

Zf box is OK as long as you carry a spare input shaft. They break easy with a bit of a hammering.

[burleighboy86]

I'm a fan of the 6 speed auto. With that said, I previously owned a 4 speed VT Calais. So I don't really have much to compare the VE to. I'd love to get behind the wheel of any BMW, as they are the bench mark when it comes to silky gearboxes.

[UFO]

for the price they work fine imo.

they are definitely an improvement to the old clunkers holden used to provide, but they arent as refined as other cars.
mind you, refined = $$$$ so I think i'll still with mine .

[Voodoo_SV6]

I rarely drive in anything else but manual mode.

I'm the same.

I don't mind it, fairly smooth. Tends to want to kick back all too easily when in Sports mode, and Although the rev matching on downshifts is decent, it's not great when decelerating quickly, tends to over rev the engine then suddenly decelerate. I think I'd rather it without the rev matching feature

[azzss]

Not a big fan of auto's, never have been but from what ones i have driven, the fg xr6 rental i had in queensland would be the pick.

[womble66]

yea thats what i herd, my ve has a hsv id plate with ewb on it, any 1 no what it means

19x8 "SuperSport" 10 Spoke Alloy Wheels

[torana355]

Zf box is OK as long as you carry a spare input shaft. They break easy with a bit of a hammering.

There are quite a few 6 speed FG NA Falcons running mid 13's that have not had many issues with the gearbox, that is with 200rwkw's running though them.

[Big_Simmo]

Coming from my old vy calais I think this 6 speed box is a massive improvemet over the old 4 speed.

Mines always smooth and tends to change gears as appropiate, i couldnt be happier with it

[EraserHead]

Personally, I'm very happy with my 6 speed auto. Tows off the line like a train yet still economical on the highway and drives like a dream. Yeah, probably not quite as slick as the ZF, but pretty close.

For those that think BMW transmissions are better, well I hate to disappoint you but the BMW 1 and 3 series from 2007 onwards all run the GM6L45 trans (virtually the same as the 6L50 in the VE2, just slight variation in the case design. Same internals and gear ratios etc.)! The 6L45 in the BMW and 6L50 Commo transmissions are all made in exactly the same GM factory in Strasbourg, France.