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Nevyn · 07-16-2010, 01:03 PM

It's not bump-startable. It does NOT have torque converter. In the Fiesta, you don't get "manumatic" control, though. It's got D, but no +/-, no paddle shifters, etc for you to force a shift.

I think the design is good, and we should WANT auto trannys to go this route; but if you love EOC'ing and bump-starting, you're out of luck.

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Nevyn Master EcoModder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 18603, USA Posts: 759 The Crimson Crawler - '04 Hyundai Elantra GLS 90 day: 36.71 mpg (US) Thanks: 221 Thanked 60 Times in 45 Posts	It's not bump-startable. It does NOT have torque converter. In the Fiesta, you don't get "manumatic" control, though. It's got D, but no +/-, no paddle shifters, etc for you to force a shift. I think the design is good, and we should WANT auto trannys to go this route; but if you love EOC'ing and bump-starting, you're out of luck.