![]() ![]() Because of their high torque at low revs, electric motors can make do with a single-speed transmission. There’s also the issue of cars switching to electrified powertrains and adopting self-driving capability, two technologies where automakers tend to favor automatic transmissions over the alternatives. “So I’m not sure we will have the possibility in the future-but in the future means six, seven years in forecast.” “If you take a look around, you will see the future for manual gearbox suppliers will decrease,” he said. But Hacker said another reason for dropping them in favor of automatics is the increased refinement of the latter, particularly in low-speed maneuvers like parking. BMW M even uses an automatic in its M4 GT4 race car. The advantages dual-clutch transmissions once offered over automatics, such as their lighter weight and superior shift speed, is no longer apparent. “It’s now manual or automatic, and automatic electrified for the future.” “The double clutch, from BMW M’s point of view these days, it’s gone,” he said. ![]() Speaking with Top Gear in an interview published on Wednesday, Dirk Hacker, BMW M’s head of development, said the dual-clutch transmission is already dead at BMW M, and the manual is also on its way out. The choice of transmission isn’t so straightforward these days as modern automatics are shifting much quicker than before and are just as fuel-efficient or even more frugal than the alternatives.īut it seems, at least among the automakers, the winner has already been decided: the conventional torque converter-based automatic. ( Motor Authority) - There was a time when opting for the manual transmission, and later the dual-clutch transmission, over an automatic was a no-brainer for anyone serious about performance.
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