Not exact matches
As on the last Speed3, expect Mazda to
offer only a manual transmission; the company has no experience with dual - clutch
gearboxes and is unlikely to put a
traditional automatic in such a performance - oriented car.
Many carmakers these days
offer a dual - clutch
gearbox instead of a
traditional automatic.
Buyers are restricted to a standard dual - clutch unit — the same seven - speed
gearbox used in other recent 911 models
offering both manual and
automatic operation both through a
traditional lever on the center console and steering - wheel - mounted paddles.
The
automatic gearbox is fantastic,
offering the smoothness of a
traditional automatic with the speed of a double - clutch unit.
Drive is channeled, as in the RS5, through a specially calibrated version of Audi's seven - speed, dual - clutch S - Tronic
gearbox offering both manual and
automatic modes and its
traditional Torsen torque - sensing four - wheel - drive system.
Regardless of engine, the lone transmission is a 6 - speed automated manual that operates like an
automatic; a
traditional manual
gearbox is not
offered.