|
Great info, younger brother has a Focus DCT, and complained to me about how it works in stop and go traffic in Chicago. I'll have to recommend him using neutral to coast it's a mini P&G.
The way it works is when you let off the brake and push on the gas the it takes off as it should, but go to no throttle the clutch stays engaged so you have to brake to get it to unlock the clutch, might as well do it with the shifting lever and get a better glide than with the brakes. Tranny/clutches see the same work, but more efficient to slip it into N.
I rented a Focus with DCT tranny for a long weekend and it was pretty nice, I could do without the all the electronics but engine, tranny abs and traction control worked great. MPG was empressive, but most of my miles were intersate.
|