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Originally Posted by Dimman
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im sure its nothing "new" what they did. like the article said, they went with a basic upgrade due to cost and time. if you were to build a sporty auto from the ground up, you'd build something akin to the AMG MCT. that tranny uses a clutch pack instead of a tq converter.
all it takes is for toyota/subaru to have balls for the auto to perform well. you can make it to lock up at lower speeds (like in the lotus), you can make it to shift quicker albeit with more harshness, you can make it hold revs longer, you can set the shift points higher, etc. its all in the tuning and it is up to them if they want to trade NVH for sporty, quick shifts. also, any tranny that auto shifts at redline is a joke and shows that the car has no sporting intentions. some of he vw DSG's are horrible for this matter...
last thing is that automated manuals and how they operate change constantly. the single clutch automanual may be coming back in favor. the new aventador and its ISR tranny is a single clutch and is supposedly the fastest shifting production tranny...
back on topic i fully expect the FT to have a sporty automatic. i only hope that they have the balls to make it as sporty as possible. its already confirmed to be 6 speeds and paddle shifted so thats a good sign. lets hope it isnt slow shifting and mushy...