dennett

You need to look again, or read that GermanCarFans.com article.

JohnLZ7W

That is hella cool. Thanks for posting

ooyahhh

any guesses what the price will be?

BrianGCF

Its still a 6-speed manual transmission that is electrohydraulically operated like BMW's SMG. What makes this trans special is that it has 2 clutches and two input shafts. It can seamlessly shift between gears with no power loss. No "squat and dive" of the car between shifts. Just straight on acceleration...

"Thanks to the use of an integrated twin multi-plate clutch with ingenious control system, two gears can be engaged at the same time. During dynamic operation of the car, one gear is engaged. When the next gearshift point is approached, the appropriate gear is preselected but its clutch kept disengaged. The gearshift process opens the clutch of the activated gear and closes the other clutch at the same time. The gear change takes place under load, with the result that a permanent flow of power is maintained."

BrianGCF

my pleasure

Mr. Ben

I realize it has the all the benefits and internally operates much more like a stick shift than an automatic. I also realize it probably has better performance than a manual. But from the point of view of 90% of the population, it's an automattic, no different from the tiptronic on the 180 TT today. No clutch, no required gear selection, no fuss.

christopherjs

Woohoo!! Someone agrees with me!!! ;-D

Mr. Ben

Judging by the design, since 6th and 4th use the same clutch.

JohnLZ7W

Sure, just pull the trigger twice really fast