YACT:Citroen C3

[NeoPTLD]

Citroen C3
This ugly car has an interesting description for the transmission. It reads electronically controlled "clutchless manual gearbox" that can be operated in automatic mode as well.

Anyone have more information about this transmission? I'm curious if this is a real manual based transmission like the type found on Ferraris or torque converter based type similar to "tiptronic" feature. Tiptronic is merely a feature that allows the driver to override the transmission electronic controller and shift the gears in an automatic transmission manually.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Its a real manual transmission, just one that shifts itself electronically to stay in the most fuel-efficient gear.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Yup, definitely an electro-hydraulic clutch and manual gearbox. No torque converter.

ZV

 

[MazerRackham]

Look up the SMG in the BMW M3

 

[BadNewsBears]

Even more confusing. You can buy kits to adapt clutches to automatics. ford powerglide for example!

 

[Colt45]

== triptronic.

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
ford powerglide

Do you realize how stupid that sounds?


edit: wha? dry clutch on a powerglide? I dont see how that would work, unless you never used the clutch

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Colt45
== triptronic.

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
ford powerglide

Do you realize how stupid that sounds?

No, it's not tiptronic. Google "SensoDrive" and you'll find that it's a setup like BMW's SMG.

And I believe what he means by "Ford Powerglide" is that there are kits that will allow a person to mate a Powerglide automatic to a Ford engine (such as when building a hot rod).

ZV

 

[0roo0roo]

mr2

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: Colt45
== triptronic.

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
ford powerglide

Do you realize how stupid that sounds?


edit: wha? dry clutch on a powerglide? I dont see how that would work, unless you never used the clutch

what sounds even more stupid is the fact that the powerglide is a GM box not a Ford box