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Originally Posted by jaiman
"The engine is coupled to a newly developed seven-speed multi-clutch transmission exclusive to the SL63 that Mercedes says combines the convenience of an automatic with the direct connection of a manual gearbox and "the lightning-quick automatic gear shifts of a Formula 1 race car." The tranny features a start-up wet clutch that replaces a conventional torque converter and features four shift modes and a double-clutching function."
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01
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I know you probably are not but for those that may be confused by this marketing speak neither multi-clutch or double clutching FUNCTION are anything like a true dual clutch transmission whatsoever. This is an automatic transmission, albeit a pretty fast/nice/advanced one.