Q: Cummins + Tip-tronic?
Q: Cummins + Tip-tronic?
Hey there everyone,
I have been wondering about this since actually buying my 2013 1500 HEMI that has the tip-tronic system. I have been wondering because I will be looking at a new truck in 4ish years from now and would ultimately love a Cummins but I would love it even more if it had a tip-tronic transmission.
I love the tip-tronic in the 1500. I use it all the time even though it doesn't always understand what I actually want it to do. (ex. downshifting fast enough into a corner to add to the "braking-effect" already covered by the service brakes) For what I would be doing, light-offroading, occasional towing, and commuting, an automatic is what I think is best.
I have driven an '08 Ram 2500 that has the Cummins 6.7 with an Electronic Range Select 68RFE transmission. I have also driven a '12 1500 HEMI that also has ELS. Trying to mash the little button on the shift lever fast enough to try to shift like a manual or even a tip-tronic is damn near impossible and yes, I know that that is not the point of ELS. I just want the convenience of an automatic but want all the gear-control of a manual and the only thing that I currently know of that meets both of my "wants" is a tip-tronic transmission.
Now here is the actual question that I was proposing:
Who here would go to buy a Cummins RAM HD if it had a tip-tronic transmission option? This is also accounting for the fact that the automatic-tranny Cummins have higher power ratings.
The next question is who would actually want to see a tip-tronic equipped Cummins released at some point in the next few years?
I have been wondering about this since actually buying my 2013 1500 HEMI that has the tip-tronic system. I have been wondering because I will be looking at a new truck in 4ish years from now and would ultimately love a Cummins but I would love it even more if it had a tip-tronic transmission.
I love the tip-tronic in the 1500. I use it all the time even though it doesn't always understand what I actually want it to do. (ex. downshifting fast enough into a corner to add to the "braking-effect" already covered by the service brakes) For what I would be doing, light-offroading, occasional towing, and commuting, an automatic is what I think is best.
I have driven an '08 Ram 2500 that has the Cummins 6.7 with an Electronic Range Select 68RFE transmission. I have also driven a '12 1500 HEMI that also has ELS. Trying to mash the little button on the shift lever fast enough to try to shift like a manual or even a tip-tronic is damn near impossible and yes, I know that that is not the point of ELS. I just want the convenience of an automatic but want all the gear-control of a manual and the only thing that I currently know of that meets both of my "wants" is a tip-tronic transmission.
Now here is the actual question that I was proposing:
Who here would go to buy a Cummins RAM HD if it had a tip-tronic transmission option? This is also accounting for the fact that the automatic-tranny Cummins have higher power ratings.
The next question is who would actually want to see a tip-tronic equipped Cummins released at some point in the next few years?
I never said flappy-paddle shifters. I meant the center console floor-mount shift lever. I'll agree with you on the flappy-paddles being pointless and that I'd rather have a manual, but for daily commuting of at least a half-hour each direction (traffic permitting) an automatic is better for me.