[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

found out this is coming out soon, is it going to be in the New Z/28 its a 7 speed with dual clutch set up.

Good to see GM upping there game, will see it soon i hope in the Z/28 a track car with a track trans.

[AbsolutHank]

Wow!

[HumanWiki]

GM Authority says announced recently, but it's been a known model for 2 years now.

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/...nsmission.html

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...500-Info/page3

[Bhobbs]

The videos I have seen of the big aero car sounded like a manual. It was shifting too slow to be a DCT.

[BahamaTodd]

The transmission is over 4 years old already. Tremec most likely developed it for the big 2.5 to use in their performance cars, but I know that in the case for GM, the DCT does not work well with cylinder deactivation so they decided not to use it.

American drivers also have high expectations for smooth driveability at lower speeds which a DCT cannot deliver. Therefore, they stick with conventional automatics.

Now, it could end up in the mid-engine Corvette.

[Picks]

This is C8 bound no question

[AbsolutHank]

Originally Posted by BahamaTodd

The transmission is over 4 years old already. Tremec most likely developed it for the big 2.5 to use in their performance cars, but I know that in the case for GM, the DCT does not work well with cylinder deactivation so they decided not to use it.

American drivers also have high expectations for smooth driveability at lower speeds which a DCT cannot deliver. Therefore, they stick with conventional automatics.

Now, it could end up in the mid-engine Corvette.

The Z/28 track focused car is the exact application that "smooth operation at lower speeds" can be overlooked, like Ofer said. I think you're both right actually.

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

Where this trans will shine is on the track, shifting is fast at high speed, and it will take a lot of more power then we will get from GM, LOL

[GrimReaperSS]

Had read like a week ago that its been slated for the C8, but its possible it could show up sooner in either the Z/28 or the C7 ZR1. Many of the auto magazines are claiming the GT350 and R are slatted to receive a DCT.

[crabman]

But what will all the "autos are so much better than DCTs which are all complete crap that no one needs" boys over at corvette forum do if they put a DCT in the C8? lol I am so going to bust some balls...

[6spdhyperblue]

Originally Posted by crabman

But what will all the "autos are so much better than DCTs which are all complete crap that no one needs" boys over at corvette forum do if they put a DCT in the C8? lol I am so going to bust some balls...

do ppl still make the argument that a torque converter is better than a DCT other than long term use for 1/4 mile?

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

I thing GM did in the new A10

[mcsoul]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

The videos I have seen of the big aero car sounded like a manual. It was shifting too slow to be a DCT.

Agree, in fact it sounded like a manual to me.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Nicul15

do ppl still make the argument that a torque converter is better than a DCT other than long term use for 1/4 mile?

Sure they do, because in general ... torque converters are better than DCTs.

If your #1 concern is having the fastest possible overall shifts -whether its up or down, manual or automatic, and you don't care about (or enjoy) very abrupt shifts then a DCT is for you.

However, if you want smooth shifts for a daily driver, fast upshifts when letting your automatic transmission do its thing automatically, and don't care how fast it shifts otherwise ... a torque converter is perfect.

Turns out, most people fall into camp #2. Hence their overwhelming popularity.

Would a DCT make sense for a Z/28? Sure. Just as a torque converter makes sense for a ZL1.