Are manufacturers ditching dual clutch for torque converters
Discussion
I have just been reading some random reviews recently and noticed quite a few new performance cars coming out are single clutch torque converter gearboxes.
The new S5 Sportback has an 8 speed torque converter, Lexus LC500 has a 10 speed and there's the ZF gearboxes in quite a few others.
The reviews seem to praise the better developed gearbox and say they pretty much are on par for speed/smoothness and economy with dual clutch but I guess they are cheaper to develop/maintain and more reliable.
The new S5 Sportback has an 8 speed torque converter, Lexus LC500 has a 10 speed and there's the ZF gearboxes in quite a few others.
The reviews seem to praise the better developed gearbox and say they pretty much are on par for speed/smoothness and economy with dual clutch but I guess they are cheaper to develop/maintain and more reliable.
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