according to clarkson the enzo will roast a clutch with the launches . . . and yes, DSG > SMG, two clutches are always better than one

edit: FWIW I drove a 330ci SMG, I thought it was harder to drive than the same car with a DIY manual

 

Your statement made it seem like you didn't know. Saying that it isn't your run of the mill slushbox implies that it is a slushbox, just of a different breed; which it isn't . Chill the f*** out. The info posted wasn't just for you. I'm willing to bet that at least one person didn't know what it was and learned via the link provided.

-Chris

 

its still a slushbox, just a slushbox with clutches

 

I suppose it depends on your defenition of a slushbox. As I said in my first post, slushbox classically denotes a trans that uses a liquid filled torque converter. The DSG uses no TQ, which in most people's minds, would not make it a slushbox.

-Chris

 

yeah, I'm just biased: I prefer to operate my own clutch.

 

my friends once tried to sit in the back of a 2+2 TT...kinda off topic, sorry.

 

Hahaha... By saying the word "slushbox" it sounds like you have no idea what a DSG really is whether you do or not. Also sounds like you should chilllllllllllllllll a little. You COULD call it an automatic, because it will shift automatically - however slushbox doesn't work for this, you might as well call it a lollipop and get pissy when people correct you.

Chris - it doesn't depend on anyone's mis-interpretation of the term, 'slush' denotes the fluid coupling and the indirect connection, delay, lack of response - all those things which are party to a transmission using a torque converter. Thus a transmission without a torque converter should not be referred to in any way with the word slush. As you were saying.

 

^^ +1

 

My Grandpa used to call the freezer a slushbox

 

That's something you and I can agree on. I've driven an e36 M# with and without the SMG system and really ejoyed the standard manual quite a bit more. Theoretically the SMG is faster, but it doesn't have the romance associated with a good 'ol stick shift.

Thanks for the support wombatsauce.

-Chris

 

Probably as fun as watching 4 people cram into a Crossfire

 

or 9 in an air-cooled VW :rotfl: done before, dont ask

 

Awesome, that takes some flexibility....We fit 17 people into a coach-bus bathroom once...

 

That's hot.

 

...And smelly...