GM patents their 7-speed DCT

M3_WC · 09-30-2013, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by swanson

No Way GM will give up the manual in any of the Corvettes. No Way.

DCT will only be an option. Manual isn't going anywhere.

M3_WC · 09-30-2013, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

I agree with your driver involvement reasoning, but that doesn't seem to matter.

We all thought the GT3 would be the last car to lose the manual box, and the M3 would always have a manual at least as an option.

The problem is that everyone needs to have good numbers in their headline. It is expensive to develop two cars (one manual and one flappy paddle) and the take rate has been proven to favor the flappy paddle box. You also must consider the people who buy $100,000+ cars

While the pansy euros are putting DCT in everything for the european market. GM is building cars like the new Z28, basically a road legal track car with 305's front/rear and manual only. The guys behind GM performance cars and even GM pres Mark Reuss are true enthusiasts.

swanson · 09-30-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by M3_WC

DCT will only be an option. Manual isn't going anywhere.

Exactly

F32 · 09-30-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by M3_WC

While the pansy euros are putting DCT in everything for the european market. GM is building cars like the new Z28, basically a road legal track car with 305's front/rear and manual only. The guys behind GM performance cars and even GM pres Mark Reuss are true enthusiasts.

Yep. It's funny how the tables have turned...it's the Euro cars which are becomming faster in a straight line with the American cars faster around a track.

People still think it's the other way around...

kyleb350 · 09-30-2013, 12:39 PM

I can't imagine how insane the next Z06 (Z07?) will be if DCT is an option.

swanson · 09-30-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by M3_WC

While the pansy euros are putting DCT in everything for the european market. GM is building cars like the new Z28, basically a road legal track car with 305's front/rear and manual only. The guys behind GM performance cars and even GM pres Mark Reuss are true enthusiasts.

prietolarios · 10-01-2013, 03:24 PM

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