IPS - All day long!

[Bozzie]

It’s funny as I’m always reading in these forums as to the failings of the Evora auto box!  I really don’t get it. My 14 Evora SIPS box is absolutely awesome. In sport it’s a (very) angry teenager and out of sport it’s a kitty cat!  I challenge anyone to change through the box quicker in any manual and I know my auto boxes as I’ve had 4 German ones before this. Is it perfect? no, but it works wonderfully well and is more than adequate with this engine in this weight of car!  Can’t speak for older or newer ones but the MY13/14/15 is IMHO perfectly adequate. Also the Evora is Not and Exige and if I were to buy an Exige I would never consider an auto but I can’t think why people really prefer a manual box in an Evora.  My thoughts only and I wholly respect everyone’s individual preference. 

[Neal H]

And you don’t need to budget for a clutch change.

[Colin P]

OP, try the 400 then .

It's great when "on it", its good in traffic. It's not so brilliant when stuck in a cue of traffic at 40ish MPH. I've had both, for a daily the Auto all the time, fast road use probably also the Auto, Track, probably not. I've had both and done upwards of 20k miles in each, so feel I have a good handle on it.

The 400 is a step up from the S IPS that I drove.

[jep]

I was seriously impressed when I drove an IPS 400. I was quite anti-IPS, prejudiced by the torque-convertor and memories of late 90s flappy paddle cars. 400 auto was fab and I hope to purchase one in 2021. 

It tends to be the downshifts that annoy me on flappy cars; the S I drove was too slow in that regard for me but it was the development mule S IPS which B&C had for sale in late 2019, so it may not have been a representative example.

All Evora are great, just a sublime motor car. 

Justin 

[C8RKH]

49 minutes ago, Colin P said:

OP, try the 400 then .

It's great when "on it", its good in traffic. It's not so brilliant when stuck in a cue of traffic at 40ish MPH. I've had both, for a daily the Auto all the time, fast road use probably also the Auto, Track, probably not. I've had both and done upwards of 20k miles in each, so feel I have a good handle on it.

The 400 is a step up from the S IPS that I drove.

You forgot to mention that darned noise when it blips on the shifts - every time I'm a following you on the good old Isle of Man I love the noise it makes. Makes me giggle and I'm not even in the car with you!

[Colin P]

Yep, just a shame we’re both missing it this year.  Perhaps after the house move we can organise a couple of days. 

[DarrylV8]

Had a 2015 S auto, now have the 430 auto, both cars are so easy to use through Derby & Nottingham centres, when on a long sweeping bend being able to change gear with out taking hand off the steering wheel is a (real) bonus. Yes it may be an age thing!

[C8RKH]

22 minutes ago, DarrylV8 said:

Had a 2015 S auto, now have the 430 auto, both cars are so easy to use through Derby & Nottingham centres, when on a long sweeping bend being able to change gear with out taking hand off the steering wheel is a (real) bonus. Yes it may be an age thing!

I had not realised you had a 430 IPS Darryl, how do you find it overall when pressing on etc? 

[Goatboy]

Love my IPS. Never find myself missing a manual. Maybe on track it would be different but I don't tend to track so no issues for me. 

My only frustration is not being able to drop down to 1st sooner. Making a quick get away from 25 mph in 2nd can be ponderous sometimes...