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Originally Posted by Move'n Up
You can run the DCT in manual mode if you prefer. The DCT doesn't have a torque converter so it is direct drive and therefore more akin to a manual transmission than an automatic.
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You can run a torque converter automatic in manual mode, too. The underlying mechanical systems of a DCT don't change the operation of that transmission in any way for the driver - you accelerate & increase engine speed until you want to shift, then you push a button and the transmission goes to the next gear for you.
Obviously, in either case this is a very different user experience from an actual manual transmission.