While cycling slowly along a winding country lane I was aware of an impatient MG SUV behind me. Eventually it was safe to overtake, so he floored it. As it passed, it changed up and there was a distinct transient scrabbling from the wheels
Perhaps skidding on a bit of gravel. Not many everyday cars have the power to spin the wheels on an upchange, even with intent on the part of the driver.
A DCT is extremely unlikely to do so as it is typically programmed to control the 'throttle' during changes and will 'lift' automatically on upchanges even when the driver keeps his foot in. You can hear them blip the revs on downchanges too.
Some people are very clumsy with their control of brakes, accelerator and steering, perhaps higher wear on brakes and tyres is a by-product. Just watch them - many can't control their speed properly and will follow the car ahead for miles, dabbing the brakes at frequent intervals to avoid running into the back of it; they will go haring past on dual carriageways, 300 yards from a roundabout before braking heavily when they notice the need to slow down. Maybe this kind of behaviour, when it is embedded, just becomes worse when driving an automatic as even less attention to driving is needed.
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