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Originally Posted by strat61caster
True on the SLR, not true on the LFA, looked it up and it's got one of these:
Electrohydraulic manual transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And it's sequential which is pretty rare for a street legal roadcar so that's cool.
I'm not saying you can't get a high performance vehicle with an automatic, it's the transmission of choice for drag racing because you can play with when the torque converter engages for sweet launches.
I'm saying when you hear about how the automated transmissions in the new high end cars are so great they are very little like the automatic in the FRS/BRZ, which again has more in common with an Altima than a GTR.
I'm sure it's a spectacular transmission, but saying "it's just like the new Porsche GT3!" is erroneous at best. |
Yep, I immediately edited it after I remembered but you beat me to it.
But yeah, I hear ya on the autos. However, to be brutally honest about our Evo X MR, the twin clutch transmission is not that great. In normal operation, I would probably prefer a traditional automatic. It's only when you're driving it flat out that the advantages of the DCT become clear. Around town, it has a hard time starting off (slipping the clutch) and it can be jerky at times.
But yeah, I hear the Porsche's DCT is just about perfect though. Although, for fun I still prefer a manual.
