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WATCH NISSAN 370Z SYNCHRO REV MATCH TRANSMISSION EXPLANATION

Sometimes the most ingenious inventions are the most obvious, most simple, most I-probably-thought-of-that-myself-ten-years-agoesque ideas possible. Think of the Nissan 370Z’s new transmission function, the Synchro Rev matching manual gearbox. Forget heel and toe: the 370Z does it for you. As your left leg depresses the clutch, Nissan’s tranny is thinking ahead to the appropriate rev point for the insertion of the next gear. It never misses.

The videos below will help you better understand the wonders of Nissan’s Synchro Rev transmission. On upshifts, downshifts, any kind of shift, the 370Z will make you look like Kunimitsu Takahashi.