[driftartist]

Originally Posted by avp1

The only auto transmission appropriate for a sport car is one with dual clutch, like you can find in Audi and some other cars. There you practically have regular mechanical transmission with clutch controlled by computer. Our BRZ/FRS cars have conventional auto transmission with hydraulic torque converter. Thus it inherits all limitations of that technology. Conventional auto transmission only makes sense if you have large reserve of torque, which our cars obviously do not provide. That is why manual is the only reasonable option for my BRZ. I do not mind having auto in my truck with 4 litres V6 though.

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