Manumatic? or Clutchless manual?
09-27-2001, 02:45 AM
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Manumatic? or Clutchless manual?
What you like it on the C6? An automatic with 'autostick' like shift control or a clutchless Manual like the
one used by Ferrari and Aston Martin to name a few?
Oops sorry dindt see the thread below....
[Modified by Ilovetorque, 6:47 AM 9/27/2001]
one used by Ferrari and Aston Martin to name a few?
Oops sorry dindt see the thread below....
[Modified by Ilovetorque, 6:47 AM 9/27/2001]
10-04-2001, 04:24 PM
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Re: Manumatic? or Clutchless manual? (Ilovetorque)
The system used by Ferrari and Aston is a manual tranny augmented with a bunch of hydraulic actualtors and a computer. The hydraulics operate the clutch and shift the tranny under computer control. On the Modena, there ar 4 or 5 modes from full auto sports mode (full throttle shifts at red-line) to lazy around town modes (soft clutch release.)
Computerized manuals have the advantages of: a) high torque ratings (same as regular manual), b) high gass millage, c) faster shifting
I think one should be offered, but I still relish shifting by/for myself.
Computerized manuals have the advantages of: a) high torque ratings (same as regular manual), b) high gass millage, c) faster shifting
I think one should be offered, but I still relish shifting by/for myself.
10-08-2001, 12:54 PM
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We'd like computer-clutch manual. We're getting manumatic.
The upcoming 5-speed auto will have manumatic functionality.
From a product-mix standpoint this better fits the current Corvette demographics. It makes all the current auto-trans people happy and converts some present manual-trans people to auto (assuming torque values regain parity). The initial impact of a computer-clutch manual would be to split the market into three camps, because not all manual drivers want a brand-new computer-clutch tranny the first year of production.
I don't think we'll see computer-clutch manual until it's a cheap add-on to the existing tranny. I doubt it's cheap now. And GM is not about to out-source transmission technology. (Ferrari and Aston Martin outsource.)
.Jinx
From a product-mix standpoint this better fits the current Corvette demographics. It makes all the current auto-trans people happy and converts some present manual-trans people to auto (assuming torque values regain parity). The initial impact of a computer-clutch manual would be to split the market into three camps, because not all manual drivers want a brand-new computer-clutch tranny the first year of production.
I don't think we'll see computer-clutch manual until it's a cheap add-on to the existing tranny. I doubt it's cheap now. And GM is not about to out-source transmission technology. (Ferrari and Aston Martin outsource.)
.Jinx
