08-31-2019, 07:22 PM | #785 |
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Because they flat out said they didn’t build routing for the linkage into the chassis
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08-31-2019, 07:38 PM | #786 |
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Martinjlm sounds pretty certain, that's the best info I've got on it so far...
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08-31-2019, 07:40 PM | #787 |
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Porsche got back with the driving experience program and I believe you’ll see a 7 speed transaxle like this one in the C8.
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I’m an industry analyst at IHS Markit. I wasn’t there when that info was leaked, but I have, since I’ve been there, corrected the information that was there when I got there. Anyway, I am not certain what in that article drops hints about an MT. There is theoretical speculation based on a patent for a “virtual, shift by wire” manual, but that is pure speculation at best.
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GM designed a vehicle with the intent that it would never need nor accommodate an MT. Deciding after the fact to put one in is non-trivial. Quoted again, just because.... Executive chief engineer Tadge Juechter told Car and Driver that part of the reason is the desire to not breach the mid-engine C8's central tunnel: "That tunnel is the backbone of the car, and if you break the backbone, you lose a lot of structural efficiency. With a shifter, you have to have a big hole in the tunnel for the linkage to go through."
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Passing the mic back to Mr. Juechter.
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08-31-2019, 09:19 PM | #793 |
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This is basically a DCT. You get to push a peddle but it’s no longer true engagement, you just Feel like it is.
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If the demand is there for a MT then Corvette will put one in at some point, whether it makes sense or not. Just like spoilers on front wheel drive cars. I hope for a true MT on that Corvette, but I think the days of MT cars are almost over. I think we're heading for this:
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Clutch isn’t the routing issue, it’s the shifter. Chevrolet will build it if there’s demand. |
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Also what demand? The reason there IS NO manual was lack of demand.
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