View Poll Results: Do you think that the Corvette will ever get an F1-style gearbox?
Yes, because GM thinks that there is a market who is willing to pay at least $3,000 for the option.
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Do you think that the Corvette will ever get an F1-style gearbox?
11-22-2005, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by H-5-L
I would say it's old news since theres already a c6 with paddle shift.Over on www.digitalcorvettes.com theres a whole story with pics of the car..
I'm also wondering what the big US push is for enviromentally safe cars is,the rest of the world pollutes the air so bad,were just a small part.From Irag,to Europe,to the US,were all in the same "bubble".The whole world needs to change.Ain't going to happen in our life time.
I'm also wondering what the big US push is for enviromentally safe cars is,the rest of the world pollutes the air so bad,were just a small part.From Irag,to Europe,to the US,were all in the same "bubble".The whole world needs to change.Ain't going to happen in our life time.
Sounds like you need to go and give a tree a big hug..
11-25-2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by damon_Z
Hopefully, Dave Hill's successor, Tom Wallace, will put this DSG in the Corvette as soon as possible. Just imagine--your car's computer will shift quicker than any driver with a traditional manual and all you'll have to do is press the gas pedal. No missed gears. No additional drivetrain loss from a torque converter. And you'll still have the efficiency of a traditional manual transmission. I'm predicting that the DSG will replace both the automatic and the manual transmissions in the future.
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11-26-2005, 08:50 AM
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Here's a review of a dualclutch sequential shifter :
What’s fascinating about the Veyron is the ease with which it can be driven. A fast drive in an Enzo is highly entertaining, but the same speed in the Bugatti leaves the driver more relaxed. And in comparison with the 6-speed manual gearbox and racing clutch in the Carrera GT, the Bugatti driver will be glad to have the twin-clutch DSG system. It shifts with lightning speed in manual mode, yet operates so smoothly in full automatic mode that shifts can hardly be detected—the rising and falling of the engine note is your only clue.
Sounds like it would be cool in a vette ..
Cost for the corvette should be equal to the automatic transmission option with the benefits of DSG. (cost based on approximately what Audi charges for the DSG over the standard manual transmission)
What’s fascinating about the Veyron is the ease with which it can be driven. A fast drive in an Enzo is highly entertaining, but the same speed in the Bugatti leaves the driver more relaxed. And in comparison with the 6-speed manual gearbox and racing clutch in the Carrera GT, the Bugatti driver will be glad to have the twin-clutch DSG system. It shifts with lightning speed in manual mode, yet operates so smoothly in full automatic mode that shifts can hardly be detected—the rising and falling of the engine note is your only clue.
Sounds like it would be cool in a vette ..
Cost for the corvette should be equal to the automatic transmission option with the benefits of DSG. (cost based on approximately what Audi charges for the DSG over the standard manual transmission)
12-11-2005, 06:22 AM
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Dual clutch sequentials like Audi's and Vw's (soon to be porsche Twin turbo) are far superior to the single clutch units including BMW's.
Its just an inherent design limitation in the single clutch that the dual clutch does not have that makes it so much better.....both in manual selection and automatic mode ...add in the fact there is less drivetrain loss like there is with a torque convertor automatic and the fact that the driver can switch gears with a directness that is not in an automatic torque convertor type tranny...
Then go for the fastest shifting speed with dual clutch sequentials over singles and its a no brainer.
Will the corvette get this DSG type tranny? I beieve yes............but when? Probably a long time. (5 years?)
Its just an inherent design limitation in the single clutch that the dual clutch does not have that makes it so much better.....both in manual selection and automatic mode ...add in the fact there is less drivetrain loss like there is with a torque convertor automatic and the fact that the driver can switch gears with a directness that is not in an automatic torque convertor type tranny...
Then go for the fastest shifting speed with dual clutch sequentials over singles and its a no brainer.
Will the corvette get this DSG type tranny? I beieve yes............but when? Probably a long time. (5 years?)
