Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.message-squaremessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down145
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareReygle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoF1 doesn’t use torque converted automatics or CVTs. They use much faster transmissions.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI don’t see where that was stated at all, just automatic. And DCTs are definitely automatics. There are other forms of automatic besides torque-converter based systems, even in the 50’s.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI thought F1 used sequential transmissions.
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTry buying a cheap used car with a DCT. Most are CVTs or old school regular autos (which are both apparently slow). But if you can get one for a normal price, it’s kinda fine if you value convenience over control. But I’ll probably not try an auto until my old golf dies.
F1 doesn’t use torque converted automatics or CVTs. They use much faster transmissions.
I don’t see where that was stated at all, just automatic.
And DCTs are definitely automatics.
There are other forms of automatic besides torque-converter based systems, even in the 50’s.
I thought F1 used sequential transmissions.
Try buying a cheap used car with a DCT. Most are CVTs or old school regular autos (which are both apparently slow).
But if you can get one for a normal price, it’s kinda fine if you value convenience over control.
But I’ll probably not try an auto until my old golf dies.