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Old 07-05-2014, 05:46 PM   #9 (permalink)
serialk11r
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I think dual clutches are overhyped, standard autos are only barely slower and torque converters are more efficient than a slipping clutch from a start. Nowadays torque converter autos are mostly locked and so you don't lose fuel economy. DCTs with wet clutches have a "crawl" mode in 1st gear so they waste fuel around town too, just slightly less.
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