Paris Preview: Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione hits the web

newParadigm

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whats the gearbox like in this, it says it has paddle shifters with a full auto mode, does it operate like a traditional Auto transmission with a torque convernter, or does it have an electronically controlled clutch like a manual transmission?
 

LordMorpheus

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Originally posted by: newParadigm
whats the gearbox like in this, it says it has paddle shifters with a full auto mode, does it operate like a traditional Auto transmission with a torque convernter, or does it have an electronically controlled clutch like a manual transmission?

I could be wrong, but I think the maserati paddle shifting deal is a sequential manual, not a driver controlled auto.
 

LtPage1

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Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: newParadigm
whats the gearbox like in this, it says it has paddle shifters with a full auto mode, does it operate like a traditional Auto transmission with a torque convernter, or does it have an electronically controlled clutch like a manual transmission?

I could be wrong, but I think the maserati paddle shifting deal is a sequential manual, not a driver controlled auto.

It is. Pttssh! O ye of little faith.
And it'll probably retail for about $200k, when it makes it over here in the next couple of years. If Alfa actually decides to come over the pond.
 

letdown427

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I vote:

Hot Like Fire

<BeingAnal>
The Exhausts aren't evenly spaced on both sides. RIght hand pair are closer together.
</BeingAnal>
 

UNCjigga

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Why does that car remind me of a sweet, tanned busty Italian girl I met back in college? Oh yeah...both are beautiful to look at and EXTREMELY high maintenance, but I'd be lucky just to get inside once :(
 

Fenixgoon

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i see a little bit of RX8, the front reminds me a little of the veyron... im sure its hella nice