will we see 04 Sti avai in automatic transmission ??

 

Oh please (nor for the forseeable future)...................'nuff said.

I sincerely hope by your sig that you're not seriously comparing an Sti to a CLK ?

 

sorry, is there a way to change the Sig ??

I am currently a CLK430 owner seeking opinion / information on WRX - STI

 

Sorry........hope I didn't offend you with my response.......I'm pretty much computer-illiterate, though I'm sure someone here will advise you on how to change your sig and give you the hot-links to the best available info.

 

I *think* the other poster answered... but, no, STi comes with 6-speed manual only.

 

someone on this board mention that the STI does have cruise control...how is that possible on a manual tranny?

 

need a little spark of education here...can you explain the process?

 

Same as on an automatic except there is another input sensor from the clutch pedal. That way if you touch the brake or the clutch it disengages. As for what I'm sure you really mean, no it can't shift gears. but most cruise control units will automatically kick off if the speed drops to far below set speed, something like 20mph below. But with 300hp it will take a pretty good combination of steep hill and loaded down car to have it slow down that much.

Hope that helps

 

An STi with auto tranny??
Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose?

 

No true auto, but I wouldn't be suprised to see a SMT someday.

 

C'mon man...an automatic in the Sti??? Seriously though, slush-boxes majorly **** me off. I hate driving them. And that sport-shift garbage is even worse. I just drove a rental BMW 330xi (my friend's 540i was in for an oil change) with an automatic (sport shift). That is seriously the biggest joke I have ever driven in my LIFE! The 330 is a very sporty car and has lots of "go juice" but with the auto, it was completely lifeless and "disconnected." The sportshift feature is hilarious; you click the lever forward to shift, and then 4 seconds later (after the engine bounces off redline for awhile) it finally decides to shift. And don't bother trying a downshift, it will literally put you into the dashboard since it can't heel-and-toe like any "normal" driver can. It's simply a tool for old people to feel 40 years younger. If you want to wreck a perfectly good car, throw a slush-box in it...

By the way, you will ALWAYS get better fuel economy with a clutch than you EVER can with a torque converter. I've noticed they've seriously started manipulating the sticker numbers to get more people to buy automatics. More marketing genius, I guess...

On the other hand, the Audi CVTs and the Mercedes hydraulic-shift systems really rock!

The 540i is, hands-down, the BEST car I have ever driven. I'm hoping to at least keep pace with my new Sti on the race track...