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Old 06-11-2013, 06:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave View Post
In the past I've said that I regard the automatic transmission as an evil, destructive technology...in the same category as nuclear weapons, nerve gas, and torture devices.
Better change that opinion on the tranies ...

The most modern automatics are coasting OUT of gear when the throttle is released - examples are the VAG DSG-7 and ZF8 in their latest guises.

These are the automatics that were already beating normally driven manuals on the NEDC cycle - even before adding the coasting option.

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