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February 2nd 18, 01:22 PM
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on Fri, 2 Feb 2018, Paul Cummins remarked: Everyone regards it as an automatic. As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? Because it automatically does the clutching/declutching. -- Roland Perry |
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February 2nd 18, 02:02 PM
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-septem ber.org, (Recliner) wrote: Everyone regards it as an automatic. As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? -- Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead Wasting Bandwidth since 1981 ==== Visit North Kent's 2nd biggest supplier of Sour Grapes http://www.grapesdirect.co.uk |
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February 2nd 18, 02:45 PM
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In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote: If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? Because it automatically does the clutching/declutching. So it's at best a semi-automatic. -- Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead Wasting Bandwidth since 1981 ==== Visit North Kent's 2nd biggest supplier of Sour Grapes http://www.grapesdirect.co.uk |
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February 2nd 18, 02:45 PM
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Paul Cummins wrote:
In article -septem ber.org, (Recliner) wrote: Everyone regards it as an automatic. As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? He doesn't. He can just put it in D, like all the other automatics. I'm guessing you don't actually know what a DSG gearbox is? |
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February 2nd 18, 02:47 PM
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:14:00 on Fri, 2 Feb 2018, Paul Cummins remarked: Everyone regards it as an automatic. As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? Because it automatically does the clutching/declutching. And chooses the gear to use, and when to change. Drivers have no need to know how it works: it's just like any other automatic gearbox. |
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February 3rd 18, 11:48 AM
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On Fri, 2 Feb 2018 15:27 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote: In article , (Roland Perry) wrote: If it is an automatic, why does the user have to change gear? Because it automatically does the clutching/declutching. So it's at best a semi-automatic. No, it's a full automatic. Just put it in D and it does everything, just like any other automatic. You don't have to decide when to change gears, or in which direction, or actually do anything for gear changes to occur. So it's just like a traditional torque converter automatic, but with faster, slightly less smooth changes. |
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February 3rd 18, 07:46 PM
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Paul Cummins wrote:
In article , (Recliner) wrote: As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. Sorry, I should have been clearer. I should have said that everyone who knows what it is considers it an automatic. https://www.carwow.co.uk/guides/glos...rbox-explained Oh look - clutches. Oh look, gear shifters. Oh look, gears. Manual Gearbox, with roboticized clutch. No, as your linked article says, it's a fully automatic gearbox: "Cars with DSG gearboxes don’t feature a clutch pedal and are controlled in exactly the same way as a conventional automatic." |
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February 3rd 18, 08:02 PM
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In article ,
(Recliner) wrote: As I am part of "everyone" and i don't consider it an automatic, that statement is false. Sorry, I should have been clearer. I should have said that everyone who knows what it is considers it an automatic. https://www.carwow.co.uk/guides/glos...rbox-explained Oh look - clutches. Oh look, gear shifters. Oh look, gears. Manual Gearbox, with roboticized clutch. -- Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead Wasting Bandwidth since 1981 ==== Visit North Kent's 2nd biggest supplier of Sour Grapes http://www.grapesdirect.co.uk |
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