Automatic vs Semi-Automatic vs Manual - RACING

Description

© Best Motoring International, Japan, 2003. NOTE: Please mind this is a referential video only. It does not intend to reflect the current state of development of the most recent transmission technologies, nor their efficiency. Please note the video was filmed in 2003 when semi-automated systems had not experienced the considerable improvement they later did in the late 2000's. Crucially, none of the cars with automated transmissions on this video feature Double-Clutch Transmission (DCT) technologies, which have in recent years considerably improved aspects such as manual activation, gearshift order delays and inter-gear time-lapses. Tested vehicles: o Mitsubishi Evo VII GSR YELLOW ( MANUAL) o Mitsubishi Evo VII GT-A (*) CHAMPAGNE (AUTOMATIC) o BMW M3 [E46] SILVER ( MANUAL) o BMW M3 [E46] SMG II MUSTARD (SEMI-AUTOMATIC) o Ferrari 360 Modena RED ( MANUAL) o Ferrari 360 Modena F1 WHITE (SEMI-AUTOMATIC) (*) Please note the Mitsubishi Evo VII GT-A automatic has a -8 HP disadvantage over the equivalent GSR, Manual model. © Video Copyrights: Best Motoring International, Japan, 2003. Video reproduced for didactic, instructive, non-commercial, non-lucrative purposes only.

Keywords

AUTOMATIC, SEMI-AUTOMATIC, MANUAL, Auto, vs, Semi-Auto, MT, AT, sequential, flappy-paddle, paddle-shift, DCT, dual-clutch, transmission, double, clutch, clutch-less, planetary, GT-A, SMG, II, F1, CVT, PDK, Dialogic, Tip-tronic, R-Tronic, Selespeed, DFN, Mitsubishi, Lancer, Evo, GSR, BMW, M3, E46, Ferrari, 360, Modena, BMI

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