synchro revmatch

[KrazyRuski]

So this pretty much eliminates the need for heel-toe shifting?

[blader7654321]

i have a 370z and i never use it, people that do are usually people that aren't to good at downshifting , which is a good way to save your clutch i guess, but might as well get a tiptronic......

[TheZeedrifter]

i have that in my nissan 300zx, its called mahrighfoot, and it always matches gears perfectly =-p, im getting a z34 and ill use this in traffic..

[Taylin220]

if i buy this car that feature will always be turned off

[MCgangsta11]

this car is super easy to steel :DDD

[walther89]

thats amazing

[igumbi]

this fature was made for those, who anna play "racers" but drives like my grandma...

[ALTN8NRG]

I like the rev match feature. You can also turn it off. 

[Sandeep9201]

so what happens when you decide to let the car roll? say your rolling at 70mph and you slip into N and you let roll then so you decide to speed back up with lets say 4th will the throttle get blipped in N or only when it senses your going into 4th gear??? i really want to buy a new car my choice is WRX STI or Nismo 370Z but i still want to do more research.

[Reverendwyotech]

Why can't you rev match on your own? "heel toe" shifting? just watch a touge clip, if your clueless or own a 370. However, this is cool for douchebags with more cash than taste.

[999lifegoes]

@Reverendwyotech It's called turning it off.

[xmodrock]

good video but hate the feature.. whats the point of driving a manual if the car starts doin the work for you? part of the fun is to learn your car.. and be one with it

[Anoush13]

So it basically makes the downshifts smoother, instead of feeling the car slightly slow when you release the clutch.

[Pupca6]

Does it do anything to your fuel economy? As in if you drive with clutch downhill, it keeps the revs up, doesn't it take some fuel?

[edwardheath1981]

so basically it turns you into a shitty driver...? but it is pretty cool

[z33freak]

@edwardheath1981 - In reality it makes you faster and more efficient... since it's one less thing to worry about and/or mess up. It allows you to focus more other things such as braking later and taking a later apex.... basically the same advantages as an automatic without any of the disadvantages. Anyone with actual track time under their belt would know this. ;)

[edwardheath1981]

@z33freak understood... but then get in another car and you're screwed. driving fast and especially on the track involves certain technique that this car can take away. heel toe shifting is one.. im just saying it dumbs down the driver.... bc it deff does. i think its cool but i feel like it does the opposite of making you a "better" driver.

[mannydatt]

@z33freak Just another way in which applicable driver skill is being taken away and assigned to a computer... kudos to the men who buy their Z without SRM.

[TheAndrey]

@z33freak But it also deprives you from the joy of doing the process of rev matching

[ckwan28]

@edwardheath1981 i think i agree with you. It will spoil your driving. I mean, how many cars on the road, going to have this feature. Best to do the tradional heal and toe if you can manage. 

[Kapetozzo]

@edwardheath1981 if by shitty you mean lazy then yes i agree, but it's a great feature, for the car to automatically calculate the the rpm when you shift gears, you can push the car to the max if you want

[advtactics01]

@edwardheath1981 I dont think it's designed to shitify your driving or glorify it, but i imagine itll extend the life of your clutch/flywheel.

[spxo]

hey i hear there are problems with the fuel gauge and how it doesn't ever go empty haha. is this true? how do you know when to fuel, if this statement holds true?

[z33freak]

@spxo - I haven't had any fuel issues in this car. My '04.5 350z had a an issue with the tank being hard to fill.

[cjsph88]

would this make learning how to drive stick harder or easier?

[9056666]

@cjsph88 much much easier

[z33freak]

@cjsph88 - well... not having to worry about revmatching downshifts would be a big plus...but most noobs are lucky to get moving and shift to the right gear... downshifting is the least of their worries.

[TheZeedrifter]

@cjsph88 the hardest part of standard(manual) transmissions is take off/ actually moving froward 

[advtactics01]

@cjsph88 I would think itll make learning to drive manual WAY easier..since the whole point is to learn the clutch/gear/rev match.....if it were me teaching someone, id get an older car so they appreciate the technology.

[VanTheManSLB]

Do you know if it's only owned by Nissan or it will be available in other cars and brands?

[SuperStreet04]

@VanTheManSLB only for nissan....and nissan own this so basically its a copyright for nissan

[VanTheManSLB]

@SuperStreet04 Thanks, man

[SuperStreet04]

@VanTheManSLB inifiniti g37 basically have the same thing but only for automatic paddle shift and not for stick shift...but who cares nissan owns infiniti anyways

[VanTheManSLB]

@SuperStreet04 Yes, Infiniti is a Nissan brand. And autos/automated manuals always blip the trottle when they downshift ;)

[fesch03]

This feature is every sporty drivers dream. I mean i have no problems matching revs myself and heel-toe-ing while braking but this has to be so much fun.

[unverbraucht11]

this is definetely the clearest explanation behind it. i thought it would just kick it to where it needed to be and that's it, but that's cool that it'll hold the rpm there

[jylon42990400]

thats pretty cool id have to say. but im still glad i learned the hard way. takes the experience of learning how to heal toe if it does it for you :/

[colestevens]

so with this system you could pretty much drive around without the clutch and not burn the syncros out because it just rev matches all shifts for you?

[SillyPutty47]

@colestevens no, he said you have to push the clutch in for it to do the rev match. therefore, if u didn;t push the clutch it wouldnt match it for you

[leadnitro3]

@colestevens if you dont use the clutch you cant shift at all

[reap62]

so its like a small step towards an automatic manual transmission?

[DJG37S]

Don't get me wrong its a great feature to have but it makes driving a m/t not as fun. I love rev matching on my G37 and heal-toeing also. I would also like to have this on my infiniti but yeah than again I know I would get lazy shifting if I got it. =P.

[Purepromedia]

@DJG37S You have to enable it via Smode if you guys actually watched the video

[DJG37S]

@Purepromedia Yeah I know that if you read my post. I synco rematch makes driving not as fun.

[faYte0607]

what happens if you want to downshift 2 gears, for example, from 4th to 2nd? would it still be perfect rev match?

[grimreapper]

@faYte0607 Yes

[scottis16]

@faYte0607 yeah it matches any rev

[scubbipower07]

thats tight so it helps u down shift and not harm the clutch at all!!!!!!

[Pendemic]

BTW What camera did you use to record this? Seems pretty clear!

[Pendemic]

Nice. Even though I can heel toe I would still be using this and downshifting at every stop sign lol!

[zaydlatif]

when you start the car do you have to press down the clutch and the brake with the keyless start?

[stijntje09]

@zaydlatif no my dad has the same feature on his car, in a manual you just need to press down the clutch

[scottis16]

@stijntje09 you have to hold the clutch

[AliGhanizad]

damn, i only knew that like it helps with smoother downshifts but didnt know that like if u even hold d clutch, it will still keep the revs high.

Awesome, thanx for the video and great car.

[streetracervti]

i have 46 size foot (euro nrs) and hell i cant heal toe. this is awesome!!!

[LeeC]

Heard alot about this and always thought it would be really sloppy and just water down the driving experience but this video made my opinion do a 180!

[arsenalule]

Will the rev-match feature reduce the engine speed, if say, you select 3rd from 4th and depress the clutch for an extended period (to match road speed, per se)?

[bp240]

im not entirely sure what your asking, but it revs the engine when you drop into the gear, at that point its just like a manual. so just imagine yourself revving the engine perfectly as you drop the car into the lower gear, at that point everything else is the same. as far as from what i remember when i drove it

[Icearnie]

Takes the fun out of heel and toe a little, but at least you can turn it off if you want to. Still don't get what gear is knows you're going into, there must be sensors on the gate, if I go from 6th to 2nd at 45mph I guess it just knows to rev it to 5000rpm ish when I pass the 2nd gear gate.

[DEENAASTY]

This new Z is pretty advance, keyless everything, rev match, and it tells you what gear your in on the dash... oh I can't wait

[AndyRoddick969]

im impressed it actually tells u what gear ur in also on the dash, thats neat!

[09camaro0909]

That was the best video of this feature yet. Great job

[OctoCroc]

thanks for the vid :P helps explain the syncro rev match well

[420HondaBoost]

honestly, this system is gonna hurt more than help on the track, cannot touch the real deal. Id rather do it on my own, i think this will get in the way... nice for rev match newbs tho

[IrishChris1979]

That's why you can turn it off. That would suck if you couldn't shut it off. What an awesome feature this is. I hope every manual transmission eventually has this feature. Again, only if you have the option of shutting it off when you wan't to like this car.

[mh23666]

@IrishChris1979 i agree. id only use it if i was gonna smoke someone

[uswg01]

Good video, excellent description. I can see where this would be a great learning tool for a new driver looking to get the most out of his/her vehicle. Though like most people who buy a sports car with a manual, we get the manual for a reason. Do you have to disable this feature every time you start the car? I wish technology like this could be switched off indefinitely, instead of continuously having to turn it off every time the car starts, like for traction/stability control.

[IrishChris1979]

@uswg01

Yeah, you do have to turn it off if you don't want it on when you start the car but, it's only a button on the center console you have to push once. It's easier than using a turn signal.

[DEENAASTY]

I think they said something like that in fast and furious too..... toretto!!! haha no but nissan made it so you can turn the rev match off incase Keiichi Tsuchiya decides to drive the Z

[Accordaleer]

Wow must be amazing for you MT drivers... Looks just like my 5AT when i downshift... I plan on getting the 370 in stick in another year or so. Looks like drivin manual again will be little harder to fuck up.