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Originally Posted by Lug Not a double clutch, just an excellent rendition of a traditional Auto. The same (I think) auto is in the FX45 with 390 hp so it's

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Old 08-17-2009, 12:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Not a double clutch, just an excellent rendition of a traditional Auto. The same (I think) auto is in the FX45 with 390 hp so it's gonna be good for quite a bit more ponies than the previous AT.
Yup...Low stall, fast hook-up traditional torque converter. Having driven Audi DSG's, I like this better and long term reliability should be better... A double clutch trans is gonna be a fortune to repair when they start breaking..
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Still, the fast shift times of the double-clutch designs would be nice. I hope someday soon the state of the art advances to where we can all have a more reliable, cheap, light version of the double-clutch paddle-shifted manuals.
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