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Originally Posted by adc
I don't think it's the speed of the shifts per se that matters, but rather the lack of interruption in the power delivery and in this context, the extra gear ratio.
I don't recall SMG cars being quicker than their manual counterparts.
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Well you would be wrong in thinking that way. Shift times directly relate to improved times for any given performance metric of time for speed x to speed y. Draw yourself a curve of velocity vs. time, add a very long shift time and then contrast that with a zero shift time. This will illustrate the point perfectly. The non interruption of power is basically the same thing as a short (near zero) shift time.
SMG shifted substantially slower than the DCT. The data was posted here on the forum long ago (I posted it and we discussed) but I can't seem to quickly locate it right now. IIRC typical SMG shift times are on the order of 0.2 - 0.3 seconds. Perhaps as fast as the fastest human with a really good transmission mechanism/throw/lever.