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"Automatic" is way to broad to be correct. A DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) like the Porsche PDK is not remotely comparable to a torque converter based transmi

"Automatic" is way to broad to be correct. A DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) like the Porsche PDK is not remotely comparable to a torque converter based transmission. Yet, both are categorized as "automatic".

Marazan 8y ago
And one of those cost approximately my annual salary and the other doesn't. Telling people automatics are great when you are referencing a type that the majority of people will never have a chance of owning is a classic Hacker News manual-vs-automatic discussion trope.
- jrbancel 8y ago
  Plenty of cars cheaper than a Porsche have a DCT. Golf R, many Kia: e.g. a brand new Kia Soul for $22k.
  - Marazan 8y ago
    I bet you dollars to donuts that the average person doesn't spend 5 figures on a car. They spend 4 figures on a second hand model.