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Re:The stick shift might survive the electric revolution by masklinn on Saturday November 19, 2022 @04:58AM (#33668735)
> Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought "automatic transmission" refers to one with a torque converter, and DCT is its own thing.

AT is "the car changes gears".

Sometimes a distinction is made between AMT and others because AMT is kinda shit, but both DCT and torque are AT.

Also modern torque converters have lock-up clutches, meaning once they've switched gear they've got the same direct-coupling efficiency as a DCT. The ZF8 mentioned by Klonoar is a torque converter.

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Re:The stick shift might survive the electric revolution by Klonoar on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:03AM (#33668778)
>The ZF8 mentioned by Klonoar is a torque converter.

Ha, you're right! I don't have the energy to go edit my parent comment but hopefully it's clear (or at least, now) that I meant old school vs modern AT transmissions.

Thanks for the correction!

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