If I was forced to have an SMG over a manual, I wouldn't. I'd have a slush box.
BMW SMG Gearbox
Mar 21, 2007
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So have torque convertor autos - several of them. Your point is?
Well you tell me what automatic means. You do know that auto is short for automatic, I take it? Perhaps not though.
I love driving true manual box cars where you need skill to change gear either fast or smoothly, and to know from the sound of the engine etc when a gear change is called for. And part of that enjoyment includes clutch control.
I also appreciate a well designed smooth changing auto.
That's why I don't like SMG transmissions. They nanny the driver and most seem to think flicking a lever is changing gear. They're wrong...
...so are biased
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It may share many characteristics of a manual. However, it cannot be called a manual, because it is not manual. Sorry.
It's not easy to duplicate the accelerometer in your butt, for example. Much less your brain.
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