Here's a good video describing the operation and do's-and-dont's of the 4 main types of transmissions available today. The DCT portion starts at 7:40 if you want to skip directly to it. Oh, and he's Australian, so put your political correctness aside, mate.
Transvestite Transmission Express? he sure has a thing with the drag thing. lol and now I have a desire to re-watch Rocky Horror.
Aside that, its a good video. I've seen it posted elsewhere.
I do love his take on the Ford and Volkswagon mucking up the reputation of the dual clutch.
Here's a good video describing the operation and do's-and-dont's of the 4 main types of transmissions available today. The DCT portion starts at 7:40 if you want to skip directly to it. Oh, and he's Australian, so put your political correctness aside, mate.
Good video.... I wish he'd just say what he thinks...haha.
There is one thing I noticed... he talks about clutch slip being bad - brought on by creeping along, inching forward and certain slow speed maneuvers but the owners manual says the following:
"The Ecoshift dual clutch transmis- sion incorporates a dry-type dual clutch mechanism, which allows for better acceleration performance and increased fuel efficiency while driving. But it differs from a con- ventional automatic transmission in that it does not incorporate a torque converter. Instead, the tran- sition from one gear to the next is managed by clutch slip, especially at lower speeds.
As a result, shifts are sometimes more noticeable, and a light vibra- tion can be felt as the transmission shaft speed is matched with the engine shaft speed. This is a nor- mal condition of the Ecoshift dual clutch transmission."
I associate "lower speeds" with stop and go traffic, creeping, parking lot driving. To me (average non-technical driver) the manual makes clutch slip seem normal.
Clutch slip is normal in the sense that it's how they designed it to operate. They knew this before deciding on a dry clutch.
Compared to a manual transmission, yes you slip the clutch when you engage or downshift, but most manual transmission drivers don't slip it that much when creeping around in stop and go traffic. I drive my tucson like I did with a manual, in that I give myself distance and leap frog to the car in front of me. I don't creep up and let it slip the whole time.
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