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Rethinking the automated manual transmission.

Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-JAN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Manual gearboxes are inexpensive to build and can be up to 97% efficient. Automatic transmissions are more expensive to make and just 86% efficient, but they meet the needs of a majority of drivers. Dual-clutch gearboxes, which combine the attributes of a manual gearbox with the convenience of an automatic, are as efficient as a pure manual, but at least as expensive as an...

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