RicerX
Well-Known Member
Having lived with the Jatco 7AT in a Q50S and a 2018 Titan and going to my 2020 Titan with the 9AT, the 9AT is MILES BEYOND anything the 7AT was in either of my previous cars. Full stop. It's a dramatic improvement. I was holding out hope early on when I saw a ZF9 was going into the Pathfinder that maybe Nissan had a larger partnership or supplier agreement with ZF and we'd see a ZF in the Z. Sadly no...No, this 9spd is better than the 7spd - no doubt.
I used to be in the "Stick or Die" camp until I actually drove DCT cars (R35, California, Golf R, M6) then I ended up buying one (Z4) - DCTs are actually fun.
Stick is my #1 choice but, DCT is a very close 2nd - I'll never do a normal torque converter auto unless it's a ZF8 and I just flat out don't have any other choice.
The damned 7spd is the only thing I hate about my Q.....and the fact you're stuck with high offset wheels if you don't want to alter the body
I'll buy a new Z in a manual, but damn if I'm not curious to drive the AT before I pull the trigger. I used to be "manual or die" but some of these blanket statements on why the AT is for wussies are just silly. I have had two separate groin tear and hip labrum repair surgeries from sports injuries on my clutch leg - I'm honestly not sure how I would do with a clutch in stop and go traffic since those all occurred after I got rid of my 370Z. I guess that just makes me lazy if I don't want to get a 6AT at $50k to figure out it doesn't work for me anymore... Can't wait for the hot takes from the infinite wisdom of the internet because I made a choice based on my personal situation!