[LAC] VWs with AWD?

[Traurig, Scott R]

I'm not sure what either of you guys are talking about, but when I think of
sequential shift, I think of a constant mesh sequential gearbox, like those
used in motorcycles or race cars. These are manual transmissions, not
automatics. For race applications the clutch and the operating lever are
often automated, but they are for all intents and purposes manual gearboxes.
The Tiptronic is nothing more than a fancy column lever on an essentially
normal automatic transmission.

To see a real sequential automotive geabox, put on the drool cup first, then
go to http://www.hewland-engineering.co.uk
<http://www.hewland-engineering.co.uk> .

st

98.5 A4 1.8TQ

	Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:12:26 -0800
	To: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com <mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com> >,
<quattro at audifans.com <mailto:quattro at audifans.com> >
	From: Scott <Scott at TheHinckleys.com <mailto:Scott at TheHinckleys.com>
>
	Subject: RE: [LAC] VWs with AWD?

	At 11:27 13-12-01 -0500, TM wrote:
	> >I hope that's a prediction that doesn't come true-
	> >I won't buy an Audi w/ CVT.
	>
	> >I'm waiting for a sequential-shift gearbox, ala BMW SMG

	What exactly does this mean to you?
	I looked up a definition and got the following:

	Sequential shift - often described as a "Tiptronic-style" automatic,
after
	Porsche's pioneering system. It is simply an automatic transmission
that
	gives the driver the ability, if desired, to move up and down
through each
	gear sequentially. It is not a euphemism for a clutchless manual,
which
	dispenses with a clutch pedal (the clutch is controlled
electronically) but
	in most other respects it operates as a manual transmission.