Re:Test Drive of the Tesla Model 3 Performance
by dragontamer on Thursday July 19, 2018 @07:43PM
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DCT Ford Focus was utter garbage for years. The only people who like that car (ie: me) are the people who got the manual version.
It probably was the poor low-end torque of their Ecoboost engine. Even in manual, I have to rev the engine high to keep 1st gear responsive. But the DCT gearbox doesn't allow that kind of slippage, its too quick for that.
There are definitely warts in DCT, at least in Ford's implementation. I like the idea of an automatic dry clutch, so hopefully Ford improves it. But alas, Ford has stopped selling sedans in the USA so I guess it doesn't matter.
It probably was the poor low-end torque of their Ecoboost engine. Even in manual, I have to rev the engine high to keep 1st gear responsive. But the DCT gearbox doesn't allow that kind of slippage, its too quick for that.
There are definitely warts in DCT, at least in Ford's implementation. I like the idea of an automatic dry clutch, so hopefully Ford improves it. But alas, Ford has stopped selling sedans in the USA so I guess it doesn't matter.