I think that even better would be have legislation to phase out the torque converter, so people that don't want to change gears don't have to, without all the inefficiencies of most autos today. As much as I think people should change gears themselves as they can see a lot more than the car computer, people just don't seem to be keen to do anything that may stop them from being able to eat, text, and read the paper all the same time while driving.
It would also be nice to see CVTs with an automated clutch instead of a TC, I'm sure it could be done (DSGs after all do work just fine) and then you wouldn't have as much loss.
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