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      01-09-2012, 04:47 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by az34 View Post
thanks to all of you who took the time to search i have to apologize Ferrari did'nt invented dct but i know for sure thei have been the first to used it on a street car (1997 f355f1) but that was'nt the subject of my topic the tread was about all the negative comment C AND D made about their dctz4.
Thisis wrong. the Ferrari "F1 Gearbox" that was launched in the 355 was nothing like a DCT Tranny. It was the first SMG, just like what is used in an F1 car. The eneded this design of tranny in the 599 GTO and now everything is a DCT. The F1 used a hydralic assist clutch and a normal manual tanny.

Jim

DCT >>>>>MT

and I have driven a Z4 IS on the track a lot, and you cant beat it!
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