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A SHORT MOTORING HISTORY ON TRANMISSIONS
Well, we started using gears with the crash gearbox, invented by Louis Renault in 1898. Moving to an inadequate automatic transmission in 1904, there were improvements up until GM's clutchless Hydra-Matic in 1938. By then, the original crash gearbox had been futher developed by Cadillac, with synchromesh being introduced in 1928. Advances on
the fluid coupling of the Hydra-Matic rusulted in Buickís two-speed Dynaflow, Chevy's Powerglide and Ford's three-speed Fordomatic.
Chrysler then had the M-6 Torque Converter Automatic in which the innovation was a torque converter, replacing the fluid coupling. Through the 60s, three-speed torque-converter automatics dominated. In the 80s we moved to overdrive transmissions. Then, in the late ë80s, engine computers or separate transmission chips took greater control of transmissions, making semi-automatic shifting without clutches possible.
Porsche's Tiptronic was the first of these types of transmissions. Then we had 4/5/6/7 speed autos. Now you've got your sequentials (clutchless manual transmissions)- the Alfa Selespeed, Toyota MR2 (with a "Sequential Manual Transmission" (SMT)) and the current reigning champion, the BMW "Sequential Manual Gearbox" (SMG). The new ones are fantastic if you've got $70k to spend, but if you don't, and you still love to drive a manual, you'll be double clutching, like the race drivers. Double clutching reduces wear and improves driveability. If you don't know how to double clutch, check out here:...More |
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