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      04-06-2011, 02:41 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Zell View Post
That could be super annoying if the shifting isn't seamless.

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Why would it not be any more or less seamless than driving an auto right now? Maybe because I'm one of those darned teenagers that's going to destroy the world one day I don't see this as a bad thing And I'm a total techie.
While I personally wouldn't use the auto mode for sportyness, the point of this is to keep the car's RPM's in the engine's "sweet spot". It wouldn't take much programming at all to have multiple modes. A sport mode would let it be a bit more rev happy, while an eco mode would let it use less gas. Pair this transmission with a diesel engine, tell the computer system to keep the car in the low RPM's for maximum torque, and you could have yourself a serious eco mode. Just my two cents.
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