Not sure what your getting at, but a friend of mine has a standard 1.8T
Passat which is drive by wire.The Passat, will acutally modulate the
engine's rpm when the clutch is being engaged to assisst with shifting.
Considering the weight of car and the little 1.8T engine, the help with
intial clutch take-up is a bonus.

Regarding your V6 standard Accord. Having to wait allmost a second in
order for the engine to wind down seems a little excessive in stop and go
driving. I suppose the V6's excessive torque can make for an abrupt up
shit, unless the engine is completely idling (I defently don't have that
problem with my teenie 106hp DX engine).

In normal situtation, up shift's on a standard tranny can be made smooth
if you're willing to ride the clutch a bit during take-up. Also, it's good
driving practice to be completely off the accelerator before going down on
the clutch. If you speed up the shifting process, going down on the clutch
and letting off the gas can seem juxtapositoned, but when you slow things
down, your right foot should be completely off the gas before going down
on the clutch with your left foot (unless you're blipping...)

Pars


Im anonymous wrote:

> I don't know if I missed something long ago, but I discovered while in
> stop and go interstate traffic that my Accord *might* be adjusting
> engine RPM on it's own during upshifts.
> For example, while I'm disengaging the clutch and shifting to the next
> highest gear, the engine RPM drops some but not all the way to idle.
> Usually between 1500 and 2000 or so. And I found that if I allow the
> engine RPM to settle (less than a second), and just let the clutch out
> WITHOUT gas, it drops right in perfectly.
> I haven't had a chance to test it out any more since yesterday since I
> drove my old car today, but does this seem right? Seems like
> something they should be doing if they're not. I've had the car less
> than 4 months, it's a 6 speed V6.