DanRoM
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What the hell?
On the other side of the equation you had things like the Chevrolet Torque Drive.
This was sort of the opposite to VW's autostick. In essence, it's a normal GM 2-Speed powerglide and still controlled through a standard column shift; but it lacks the solenoids and valve body required for shifting automatically..
At a stoplight, you dumped the column shift in first and moved it to second at about 30mph or so. You could of course start in Hi if the road was downhill and you were not in a hurry.
On the other side of the equation you had things like the Chevrolet Torque Drive.
This was sort of the opposite to VW's autostick. In essence, it's a normal GM 2-Speed powerglide and still controlled through a standard column shift; but it lacks the solenoids and valve body required for shifting automatically..
At a stoplight, you dumped the column shift in first and moved it to second at about 30mph or so. You could of course start in Hi if the road was downhill and you were not in a hurry.
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Wasn‘t the Buick Dynaflow a manually shifted slushbox as well?
VW's Autostick (and Porsche's Sportomatic) wasn't really an automatic. You got a normal manual gearbox with a mechanical gearstick in a normal H pattern. I say normal, but unlike a normal manual it had a P position.
Here's the weird part - between the engine and trans you had a clutch AND a torque converter. The torque converter allowed you to drive it in traffic like an automatic.
Did all these manufacturers develop these independently or was there a particularly pushy supplier that sold it to multiple companies? Feels like a lot of R&D time and attention into what turned out to be a dead-end technology. See also: Saab Sensonic.
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This is unnecessarily complicated...
I love the Lightning Rods. Three levers and complicated instructions to accomplish the exact same thing as a normal PRND321 lever. ?This is unnecessarily complicated...
Is this car made for an octopus.
Is this car made for an octopus.
Drag racing guys like their torque converters because they'd eat clutches.They heard of manuals right?
They heard of manuals right?
Drag racing guys like their torque converters because they'd eat clutches.
Manual shifting makes no sense in that scenario either, let the car shift at redline (or w/e point gives you best acceleration)Drag racing guys like their torque converters because they'd eat clutches.
I never said drag racing guys made any sense.Manual shifting makes no sense in that scenario either, let the car shift at redline (or w/e point gives you best acceleration)