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07-22-2012, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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Lamborghini Chooses DCT for Its Super-SUV Concept
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I think it's great to let the onboard computer do the shifting, still one has the choice to use the paddles or the stick so I see no problems at all. If Lamborghini makes the change there must be customer demand for this what do you think? The new 3 series BMW also now (as you know) comes with the DCT as the standard transmission and the MT as an option that is a switch from the e9x. BTW. Good read, thanks for sharing. My friend and I drove my M3 last month to Bowling Green, Kentucky where we spend the day in the Corvette Factory and Museum. My friend ownes three Corvettes (1962, 1998 and a 2010) when he drove my M3 he loved driving the car and loved the steering-wheel-mounted paddles. Coming from a knowledgeable car nut like him (having completeley restored a Corvette) that means something Should you ever go I recommend the VIP Factory tour it is worth every penny. I was quite surprised to learn during the tour that the Corvette is allmost completeley hand build. I had to leave my camera outside in the car, I did take photos in the Museum, you can find them in my Homepage Photo Album.
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07-22-2012, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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I've always had MT where I could, but this time I went for the DCT.
Two years have now passed and I can honestly say I NEVER want another car without DCT. NEVER. The X3 has an auto, and the new X5 on order will have the same, but I cant help than and they are not for having fun while dirving so it doesn't matter as much. BUT, any car that is for my driving pleasure from now on will have a DCT box.
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could be a US vs. Canada difference, but the F30 3 series has the 8 speed torque converter automatic not the 7 speed DCT Check out that post.. seems like the 8 speed automatic in the F30 3 series and other BMW cars has a torque converter and isn't a dual clutch gear box. Great transmission thought. I drove it in the Z4 sDrive28 and the shifting speed seemed similar to the DCT |
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07-22-2012, 07:59 PM | #5 |
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MTs are great but the DCT is the future NOW. Three or four years ago I was seriously looking at a 2009 911 purchase and the DCT (PDK) had just come out in them. I drove it as I had the e89 with DCT. Then I asked the Porsche salesman what % of 911s were to be MT versus the new DCT? He said the majority by far and away would be MT as that is what Porsche drivers wanted. I boldly told him he might be right for 2009 but that within a few years they would all be DCT and very few MTs.
He literally looked at me like I was crazy! I simply said, think what you want but the DCT is amazing, faster, etc. etc. Plus, your USA 911 demographic is aging and they will love the DCT. I went back 6 months ago to discuss ordering a new 2012 911 for ED. Same salesman in Fort Worth. HE said now the MT will not even be available until June 2012 (it was January at the time) with all new 911s coming stateside to first be DCT. I asked why, he laughed and admitted that the demand was now reversed with DCTs being the 70%+ of 911 orders/purchases with the % growing dramatically every year since the 2009 models. He even admitted that he had just purchase a Cayman S with DCT. Say what you want, but the DCT dominates. I love MTs too and would probably order a 911S with a MT for nostalgic reasons but as for pure performance and "comfort," the MT is a dinosaur. Last edited by Vintage; 07-23-2012 at 08:56 AM.. |
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what's in your valet? opps I meant to say engine?
sorry I did not mean to start a MT verses DCT discussion ... God knows we had a few of those in the M3 forum section I merley expressed how much I actually do like it
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