The oddities of automatic gearboxes
Discussion
Although automatics are not my preference I can understand why they are popular, but what I find peculiar is the huge difference between old style torque converts and the latest double clutch offerings.
For example let’s say on a typical journey I change gear 50 times in a manual, a torque converter box also changes gear 50 times, but a double clutch will change 150.
Although I’ve driven a few different variants of each box I going to call out PDK as being the worst offender here, up down up down up down for f
k sake pick a gear! It always feels like the gearbox is in a rush, maybe this is not helped with 7 gears?
By comparison something sporty but with a traditional auto box is just such a more pleasant and less frustrating experience, and you can put them in sport mode without the artificial transmission shunt you get with PDK.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed this?
For example let’s say on a typical journey I change gear 50 times in a manual, a torque converter box also changes gear 50 times, but a double clutch will change 150.
Although I’ve driven a few different variants of each box I going to call out PDK as being the worst offender here, up down up down up down for f
k sake pick a gear! It always feels like the gearbox is in a rush, maybe this is not helped with 7 gears?By comparison something sporty but with a traditional auto box is just such a more pleasant and less frustrating experience, and you can put them in sport mode without the artificial transmission shunt you get with PDK.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed this?
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