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Old 05-22-2004, 06:32 PM   #7
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Re: Re: SMG vs. Standard Manual?

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Originally Posted by Si 2 Si
Thanks for the input everyone. I went to the dealership last weekend and checked one out. There is a lot I like about the SMG and I am probably going to opt for the SMG. Its got the AT feature which will come in handy for our typical Seattle traffic, and the paddle/F1 style shifter is pretty damn slick. It has .08second shifts.

As for it being an automatic Boss_San, while it appears that way, it really is completely different than say a Porsche's triptronic (by definitions, the Prosche's is an AT). The SMG is very much different than that of a Prosche's. From what I hear, there are only two other car companies with a truly SMG style transmission (Ferrari and Lamborghini I think).

So after much research, I shall go with the SMG, though I will miss throwing the shifter around and clutchin it.

Other car companies also have transmission similar to SMG or Ferrari F1, which uses a manual gearbox instead of automatic.
Toyota --->SMT,
Alfa Romeo ---> Selespeed
Audi ---> DSG

Mercedes (C coupe), Smart and Renualt have them too, but i forgot the name of they use.
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