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Originally Posted by cfg83
MetroMPG -
I never heard of "dual-clutch manual transmissions" before
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EDIT: Hrmmmm, on second thought, I don't like this. I won't be able to coast in neutral anymore,  . |
You know what? I think the writer got the terminology slightly wrong. They're really semi-automatic manuals, or automated manuals.
As for the neutral question - it's a good point. I know, for instance, that the Canadian market smart cars (single clutch automated manuals) can't do ICE-off coasting. (The problem isn't getting neutral, strictly speaking. It's that once there you can't restart the ice if you kill it - until you stop & go to park). Not sure what the situation will be with the next gen ('08) cars.
But I'm thinking you've got to be able to select neutral, even with the dual clutch units, otherwise you couldn't tow or push them.