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      07-27-2008, 02:55 PM   #1
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Ferrari's Dual Clutch Transmission is here

Ferrari is using a 7-speed dual clutch system in the new California. The following caught my attention:

"So for the last two years a lot of hard work has been put into making the Dual Clutch Transmission, or DCT, feel as sporting as the current F1 transmission – and Fedeli admits it’s been tricky. The final breakthrough came with a substantial redesign that shortened the pipe between the pump and the oil-immersed clutches, minimising the delay in response to gearchange requests (unlike BMW’s dual-clutch system, Ferrari’s uses oil-immersed clutches, not dry ones, enabling it to handle much higher levels of torque, suggesting that this gearbox may soon appear in its V12 cars)."

I don't know what the last sentence is about. To the best of my knowledge M-DCT uses wet clutches as well.

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/22...alifornia.html
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