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Most modern automatic transmissions let you pick a gear if you really want to, either with paddle shifters on the wheel or a sideways +/- slot next to "D" on th
by notsapiensatall 4y ago
Most modern automatic transmissions let you pick a gear if you really want to, either with paddle shifters on the wheel or a sideways +/- slot next to "D" on the gear lever.
You don't get the sensation of letting the clutch go at juuust the right revs, but hey, there are always motorcycles.
- taneq 4y agoYep, the only thing that’s missing is modulating your front/rear braking split (and hence under/oversteer) with the clutch on the way in to corners. Of course, front wheel drives can do this with left foot braking but I never got the hang of that.
- Swizec 4y ago> Of course, front wheel drives can do this with left foot braking but I never got the hang of that. I used to do this in my mom’s Kalos. Super fun. Makes it feel like your car is on rails.
- falcolas 4y agoMotorcycles are seeing some movement towards DCT too.
- ska 4y agoNot really. They’ve been available for ages now but not much uptake. This happens periodically - there was an automatic Honda back in the 80s that also didn’t sell. WHat has changed, at least in performance bikes (broadly stated) is autoblippers/quickshifters. A skill you could learn (clutch less shifts) of course but never as fast as these.
- notsapiensatall 4y agoThe Honda Super Cub was pretty cool, and it dates back to the late '50s. Apocryphally, it used a centrifugal clutch to free the left hand so the rider could hold a package while driving.
- ska 4y agoInteresting tech ... but empirically (at least in north america) didn't sell well at all.
- somerandomqaguy 4y agoReally? Honda's the only one I know of with the Africa Twin and Goldwing right now AFAIK. Are there more?
- bilsbie 4y agoWhenever I try that it seems to overrule my shifts. Can’t go to first gear above a certain speed. Stay in a low gear too long and we’ll go ahead and upshift anyway.