A high - tech 6 - speed DSG (direct - shift gearbox) transmission that can change gears by itself,
no clutch pedal required, and has a sport mode.
But
the clutch pedal requires light effort, and the shifter moves easily through gears.
The gear lever moves smoothly, and
the clutch pedal requires no more effort than what you'd expend in a small sedan.
Not exact matches
Shifting action is extremely light, and the
clutch's super-high takeup basically means shifting
requires but a tap of the leftmost
pedal.
Choosing a gear and setting off holds no terror because this six - speed Tremec manual transmission has a smoother, light - effort shift action than before, while the
clutch requires so little effort that the
pedal practically falls to the floor of its own accord.
This removes the need for a
clutch pedal which the driver otherwise needs to depress before making a gear change, since the
clutch itself is actuated by electronic equipment which can synchronize the timing and torque
required to make quick, smooth gear shifts.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Cotal used this same technology to provide an electric
clutch (with full manual changes through a normal gearbox, but no
clutch pedal) for small Renaults like the Dauphine and Caravelle, but it was relatively unsuccessful — it needed to transmit the entire engine torque through the
clutch,
requiring a relatively large and powerful
clutch that tended to give trouble with the sliprings.
Auxiliary mechanism added to the release cylinder to substantially reduce the
pedal force
required to disengage the
clutch
Diaphragm spring
clutch cover developed, substantially reducing the
pedal force
required to disengage the
clutch and greatly improving
clutch operability compared to conventional coil - spring type
Self - adjusting
clutch cover (SAC) adopted for the first time; Cover maintains a constant diaphragm spring orientation to keep the
pedal force
required to disengage the
clutch at a constant level
Clutch booster adopted for the first time to substantially reduce the
pedal force
required to disengage the
clutch
No
clutch pedal is
required for manual gearshifts and the driver can keep their foot on the accelerator during gear changes.
The
clutch take - up point is right where it should be, though we might add that the
pedal itself does
require a stronger leg to get an accurate launch.
Based on manual transmission technology, a dual -
clutch transmission uses a computer and servos to select gears and engage and disengage the
clutches, instead of
requiring the driver to push a
clutch pedal.
The
clutch pedal doesn't
require much pressure, so changing gears, even in heavy traffic, is not a nuisance.
In addition to being on the tingly side, Turbo Spectrum has a sensitive
clutch that
requires practice and patience for slick shifting, as well as a small gas
pedal that can, at times, take fancy footwork to find.
Once the driver has depressed the gas
pedal the
required amount, the
clutch immediately and seamlessly closes, thus starting the gasoline engine.
This is hard to do because it
requires using the brake, power, and
clutch pedals all at one time, and most of us have just two feet.