Re:Tesla envy grips Germany’s giants
by gambiting on Monday September 05, 2016 @02:04PM
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>>I don't see how they could know in advance that I'm going to accelerate unless I tell them
You can learn to drive an automatic, just like you can learn to drive a manual. In mine, I just blip the throttle down a bit to force the car to downshift if I'm anticipating an overtake soon - it's something you learn if you drive long enough. Besides, I drive a car with an AMG 7-speed Dual Clutch transmission, where the shift takes fractions of a second - I could not possibly change that fast in a manual. No chance.
Re:Tesla envy grips Germany’s giants
by bane on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:20PM
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I've forgotten about dual-clutch transmissions. The Bugatti Veyron, for example, uses a dual-clutch with a fully-automatic mode for performance. I think VW produces a dual-clutch with something like 8ms shift times.
You can learn to drive an automatic, just like you can learn to drive a manual. In mine, I just blip the throttle down a bit to force the car to downshift if I'm anticipating an overtake soon - it's something you learn if you drive long enough. Besides, I drive a car with an AMG 7-speed Dual Clutch transmission, where the shift takes fractions of a second - I could not possibly change that fast in a manual. No chance.