[DeTomaso] Corvette C8, Yay or Nay.

[Jack Donahue]

A manual shifter is for "the art of driving" - the dual clutch set-ups seem to be for the more serious divers. 
The other Jack


> On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:47 PM, Jack Dunn via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
>   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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