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Okay one final question. Will the torque converter be designed to always stop the car from rolling back in drive?
 
To be fair, I can't really see the point in manuals for normal every day cars.. Then again I wouldn't buy an auto, but can't really figure out why :/
 
A DSG box is classified as an auto but has clutches and will roll back( there are options that don't), but it's true now I've got old, fat and lazy manuals just seem like hard work, especially with how good the DSG boxes are, old auto's were terrible!
 
Auto is great for day to day driving. It all depends on the auto box though, much more so than a manual.

As some autos are diabolical, conventional torque converter autos are better suited to higher powered engines.

I disagree about DSG being better than conventional auto, arguably even more "auto" as you cannot lock gears and manual paddles are just for show more than anything. At least in all the VAG DSG cars I have drove/owned.
 
Having driven in an old skool 4 speed conventional auto and now i have a CVT auto, there are clear differences between them.

The conventional auto will hold on a to a slope angle more than my current CVT auto, so im usually find myself using the handbrake more on slopes.

The power delivery is different as well. the CVT delivers the power in a quite linear fashion , where as the 4 speed auto is quite bursty, and of course on the CVT you cant really notice the changes in 'gears', although techincally the CVT doesnt have gears , merely ratios and in my car i have manual override which is handy the gear when going downhill, or extra pick up when needed.

I would have chosen a manual , but blame the other half as she refuses to drive a manual, although she passed in a manual test.
 
NathWraith said:
I disagree about DSG being better than conventional auto, arguably even more "auto" as you cannot lock gears and manual paddles are just for show more than anything. At least in all the VAG DSG cars I have drove/owned.
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Purely software. Uncle's 3.0 Jag has a dual clutch set up and with one of the racier modes on, it will not auto up shift meaning you can hit the limiter and stay there. Trust me, we've tried.

Lustral said:
Having driven in an old skool 4 speed conventional auto and now i have a CVT auto, there are clear differences between them.

The conventional auto will hold on a to a slope angle more than my current CVT auto, so im usually find myself using the handbrake more on slopes.

The power delivery is different as well. the CVT delivers the power in a quite linear fashion , where as the 4 speed auto is quite bursty, and of course on the CVT you cant really notice the changes in 'gears', although techincally the CVT doesnt have gears , merely ratios and in my car i have manual override which is handy the gear when going downhill, or extra pick up when needed.

I would have chosen a manual , but blame the other half as she refuses to drive a manual, although she passed in a manual test.
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CVT is excellent, I've got one myself. For town, it's unbeatable considering the smoothness you get.

If you're going to do motorway miles, DSG or CVT is fine.

Personally, I don't like Torque Converter boxes. The shift is just too jerky, in all cars.

I tried a BMW 3 Series 11 Plate Auto and the box didn't seem like a DSG. Not that smooth.
 
"The steering wheel is the large wheel in the center of the driver's console. Turn it to the left and right to turn the front wheels of the vehicle."

That's a really simple guide. Made me laugh :)
 
AshD93 said:
CVT is excellent, I've got one myself. For town, it's unbeatable considering the smoothness you get.

If you're going to do motorway miles, DSG or CVT is fine.

Personally, I don't like Torque Converter boxes. The shift is just too jerky, in all cars.

I tried a BMW 3 Series 11 Plate Auto and the box didn't seem like a DSG. Not that smooth.
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Ever tried a mercedes slushbox ( or something like a big old senator, they used to have a beautifully smooth change)? Tbh the BMW box is pretty good too so i'm surprised you are so bothered about the shifts - it's totally different to a cvt but not to any dual clutch box i've ever driven other than speed of the actual shift
 
AshD93 said:
If you're going to do motorway miles, DSG or CVT is fine.

Personally, I don't like Torque Converter boxes. The shift is just too jerky, in all cars.
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Torque converter auto's are way smoother than semi auto setups such as DSG/SMG etc :confused:
 
I rather like the Auto in my CRV, ideal for the drive to work and back in stop start traffic. Very lazy way to drive and the complete antitheses of the TypeR I had previously, never work so hard with a gear box :D
 
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