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Originally Posted by abraxis
Thank you for proving my point. That everything is NOT there, otherwise why would you have to 'add' anything whether it's code, actuators, etc? The absence of these 'additions' means it can not function as an automatic unless it is altered or changed. I mean, I could go buy a kit or some parts and add them to a clutch pedal transmission and make them behave like a button or paddle shifted semi or auto as well.
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Again, it wouldn't be actuators or anything complicated. It would just be software; it would be a reflashing of the ECU. The paddle shifters don't mechanically do anything. The ECU could be programmed to control shift timing just like a traditional planetary automatic. And a traditional planetary automatic could be programed with a flash to the ECU to not shift at all unless the driver pushes the drive selector to the + or the -. The fact that it is a planetary automatic or a dual clutch automatic doesn't change the fact that the computer is controlling the physical action of moving the mechanic stuff in the transmission.
If someone put an actuator on the clutch pedal and linked it to a button, and some contraption on the stick, so that paddle shifters initiated actuators that moved the stick into different gears, then it would be an automated manual transmission, or simply an automatic transmission for many people. You may not like that many people define a manual transmission by the history of transmissions, but they do. You may not like that many define a manual transmission by the fact that it requires the driver to move a mechanical lever to directly disengage the clutch then to move another mechanical lever to directly engage a gear, but they do.
Also, if your buddies ask you if you bought the manual or automatic Evo X then I hope you wouldn't tell them the Evo only came as a manual. If you do then don't be surprised if they give you a look.
