Dual clutch for the next Z

b1adesofcha0s · 05-30-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

yeah, that's why I think that it would be offered as a third option. It would probably add $2-5k to the cost of the Z. Jacking up the regular auto by that much would drive the car's price too high.

Maybe they'll add a few other thigs and just make It another options package like the sports package. The Cayman has a DCT, right? Maybe that will also help motivate Nissan to put one in the Z for the next gen since Nissan is targeting the Cayman S with the 370Z.

Red__Zed · 05-30-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Maybe they'll add a few other thigs and just make It another options package like the sports package. The Cayman has a DCT, right? Maybe that will also help motivate Nissan to put one in the Z for the next gen since Nissan is targeting the Cayman S with the 370Z.

I could see that happening.

b1adesofcha0s · 05-29-2011, 08:27 PM

A DCT is more likely than a CVT for the Z.

fuzzywuzzy · 05-29-2011, 08:38 PM

I'll buy a AT sports car when it has a shifter that comes out and shifts me faster and faster the more i push the gas pedal. Until then a MT is the only option for a sports car and AT in them = midlife crisis or grandpa's garage queen.

Davey · 05-30-2011, 10:11 AM

I would likely still buy the stick, to me a sports car that shifts itself is just "wrong."

Mt Tam I am · 05-30-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

For the 370z, Nissan made AT a free option as an incentive for people to use their 7spd transmission. With so many dual/twin clutch transmissions out with much proven success, their popularity is growing fast. It would only make sense for Nissan to offer dual clutch AMT and traditional MT. If so would you chose AMT over MT?

Launch control, split second shifts, less power loss between shifts, and all the other pluses to a dual clutch would be pretty cool. The only cons to it is the slight clankiness at lower speeds and less fun with shifting. Just my opinion..

If I'd wanted an auto I'd have bought the GTR.

In the UK the auto is 1400 pounds more not free. They must look at the demographics and determine their best sales strategy.

b1adesofcha0s · 05-30-2011, 12:35 PM

The DCT for the Cayman costs like $3.5k. I don't know if that helps or not.

cossie1600 · 05-30-2011, 12:51 PM

I drove the Boxster S with the fancy auto box, it is overrated

homeryansta · 05-30-2011, 01:29 PM

who the hell buys an automatic sports car? It's the equivalent of sleeping with someone who is missing her right tits.

Red__Zed · 05-30-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by homeryansta

who the hell buys an automatic sports car? It's the equivalent of sleeping with someone who is missing her right tits.

You're thinking of front wheel drive.

b1adesofcha0s · 05-30-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You're thinking of front wheel drive.

homeryansta · 05-30-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You're thinking of front wheel drive.

you got me....

b1adesofcha0s · 05-30-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by homeryansta

who the hell buys an automatic sports car? It's the equivalent of sleeping with someone who is missing her right tits.

Zsteve · 05-31-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by homeryansta

who the hell buys an automatic sports car? It's the equivalent of sleeping with someone who is missing her right tits.

She has more than one right tit?

Red__Zed · 05-30-2011, 01:38 PM

I've never owned an auto car (even with my non-sports cars), but the modern auto's have me considering one, as long as I have another vehicle I can row my own gears in.

05-29-2011, 08:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
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b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 143	The DCT for the Cayman costs like $3.5k. I don't know if that helps or not. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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