On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 08:02:24PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Francis" > Subject: Re: K100D SR > > > > > > I want the car to shift for me, but only when I tell it to shift. > > I guess you might say I prefer a hyper-manual transmission :-) > > Do they put Tiptronics into Porsches?
As a matter of fact that's the only place you find one - Tiptronic is a Porsche registered trademark. Other manufacturers have to call it something else - on a BMW, for example, it's referred to as a Sequential Manual Gearbox (or SMG). Several other manufacturers offer automatic gearboxes with an option to manually shift the ratios - I've come across them on Opel/Vauxhalls, Pontiacs, and even my wife's MINI. But these aren't the same as a true Tiptronic/SMG; they still have the fluid flywheel of the automatic transmission, not a real clutch. I believe even the Honda Fit offers this on automatic models, complete with paddle shifters on the steering wheel. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
