[DeTomaso] Corvette C8, Yay or Nay.

[Jack Dunn]

Yay, based largely on the C8's dual clutch transaxle.
Two years ago, I drove a rented, supercharged V6 Lotus Exige S at Spa, Belgium, and the Nurburgring. It was a great car with 350 hp, light and fast, with manual gearbox. However, being a Lotus, it broke down at Nurburgring, and was replaced with a Porsche Cayman w/ PDK (dual clutch) transaxle.
I was initially disappointed, since I've always been a "manual trans only" guy. After a short drive, however, I was converted. The dual clutch shift is (near) instantaneous, much faster than any manual. And there is no power interruption between shifts. And I was also amazed that shifting during gentle town driving is instantaneous and imperceptible. It's like the theoretical "perfect shift" in a manual transmission, not humanly possible, as well as instantaneous. Amazing.
The payoff at Nurburgring for me was quicker laptimes in a heavier, less powerful car than the Lotus. I'm sold on this new technology.
I suspect that other manual transmission fans will be converted by the dual clutch transaxle in the C8 Corvette as well.
Jack
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   Yay, based largely on the C8's dual clutch transaxle.
   Two years ago, I drove a rented, supercharged V6 Lotus Exige S at Spa,
   Belgium, and the Nurburgring. It was a great car with 350 hp, light and
   fast, with manual gearbox. However, being a Lotus, it broke down at
   Nurburgring, and was replaced with a Porsche Cayman w/ PDK (dual
   clutch) transaxle.
   I was initially disappointed, since I've always been a "manual trans
   only" guy. After a short drive, however, I was converted. The dual
   clutch shift is (near) instantaneous, much faster than any manual. And
   there is no power interruption between shifts. And I was also amazed
   that shifting during gentle town driving is instantaneous and
   imperceptible. It's like the theoretical "perfect shift" in a manual
   transmission, not humanly possible, as well as instantaneous. Amazing.
   The payoff at Nurburgring for me was quicker laptimes in a heavier,
   less powerful car than the Lotus. I'm sold on this new technology.
   I suspect that other manual transmission fans will be converted by the
   dual clutch transaxle in the C8 Corvette as well.
   Jack