Tiptronic
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I am not sure but I believe the new Q7 is based on the new MLB platform ( A6, etc) while the new Bentley is base on the next generation Cayenne/Touareg?
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I saw that as well.The press release from Acura says: "The torque converter provides exceptionally smooth operation in stop-and-go situations, plus it offers off-the-line torque multiplication for substantially improved initial acceleration that a DCT alone cannot equal."
With a torque converter, you just stomp on the gas and it goes, and there is no worry about wear either.
With a dual-clutch, you have to deal with the computer slipping the clutch on every start off, which is not as smooth as a torque converter. You also have to worry about wearing out the clutch, especially with 'launch control' which basically dumps the clutch. In fact, I think Audi limits you to 200 launches on the S6 S-tronic because a clutch and transmission simply can't take this sort of abuse constantly.
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