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On 3/18/2016 at 07:30, JayEmm said:

As far as I know any "true" sequential box would need a rebuild fairly frequently dealing with that kind of mileage.

As odd as it seems I actually wouldn't mind if Lotus had an SMG-style box, some of the later ones were fairly decent and as far as I know the DCT boxes carry a fairly significant weight penalty?

SMG like the BMW SMG2 used on certain BMW E46?

SMG AKA AMT for automated or robotized manual transmission are quite rare these days, Transverse layout AMT are even rarer, Lotus was to fit one on the China only GTE originally. The Xtrac unit, I Think it was an Xtrac, Lotus used did not really deliver, it was finicky and fragile. Possibly, in part, due to the transverse layout. They could not get it right.   There are only a few of these going around  - Xtrac, Magnetti-Marelli, BorgWarner to my knowledge - they are cost effective for smaller car maker cause in essence you install an hydro-electronique module that carries the function of the clutch and use any manual gearbox that fits as a base.

AMTs are used on the Aston Martin Vantage  (Magnetti-Marelli) and they made very few fans, the shifts were always referred to as jerky... So few that Aston decided to fit a torque converter ZF 6 speed on the DB9 and switched to the ZF 8 speed for the DB11. Pagani use one on its Huyuara ( Xtrac), Koenigsegg use one the Agera (Cima), while Lamborghini switched over to a full DCT.  

The other problem of AMTs is that conventional torque converter with "sport" mode are better at being automatic, they are now very fast in manual mode and more cost effective.

If AMTs are lighter than DCTs they are still a tad heavier than regular manual.

39 minutes ago, Breeze said:

I'm pretty sure that Getrag has a dual clutch box in development for some of the Audi transfers installations. Presumably it will be available for other manufacturers at some point. In any event, I'm sure the development guys at Lotus will have their eyes on the ball.

The Getrag is out and about... Mercedes use it on their A45AMG and it's good for 600nm, the code name is 7DCT500 problem it appears to be a "proprietary" Mercedes design for now as the gearbox was specifically designed for them, Audi uses a lesser gearbox 6DCT480 and is about to switch or has switched already to the BorgWarner camp.

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It's a shame but that Mercedes DCT is the worst thing about the A45, it's really bad.

that being said, nothing to say it's a software issue. There have been plenty of cases of SMG boxes improving greatly with better or later ECUs

[JayEmm 1,272]

It's a shame but that Mercedes DCT is the worst thing about the A45, it's really bad.

that being said, nothing to say it's a software issue. There have been plenty of cases of SMG boxes improving greatly with better or later ECUs

[JayEmm 1,272]

It's a shame but that Mercedes DCT is the worst thing about the A45, it's really bad.

that being said, nothing to say it's a software issue. There have been plenty of cases of SMG boxes improving greatly with better or later ECUs