Tiptronic transmission

[Richard J Lebens]

Sounds like the Porsche Sportomatic

--- David <duandcc_forums at cox.net> wrote:

> If that one in the beatle was the same as the one that was in a
> friend's Ghia...it wasn't half bad, sorta fun. Not sure how it
> worked, I always thought it was a manual where the clutch was somehow
> conencted to the stick shifter. Anyone know for sure?
> 
> Dave
> 1987 CGT 2.3
> SE VA
> 
> > 
> > From: David VS <davidvs at iserv.net>
> > Date: 2005/08/25 Thu PM 02:27:54 EDT
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: Tiptronic transmission
> > 
> > Okay, as we seem to be slipping off the tiptronic topic and
> exploring 
> > the history of clutch-less auto/manual gear boxes, I throw in the
> old VW 
> > auto sticks of the late 60's.  My dad had one in his 69 beetle.  If
> I 
> > remember right it was basically a 3 or 4 speed standard trans with
> a 
> > torque converter.  Kind of fun to drive, but made an already slow
> car 
> > even slower.
> > 
> > And... Porsche had a similar (I think) setup in their early 70's
> 911 
> > call the "sport-o-matic"...
> > 
> > Dave VS
> > 4+ cars and only one slush box (the wife's).
> > 
> > 
> > cobram at juno.com wrote:
> > 
> > >snip >This is hardly "cutting edge"
> > >technology as some seem to think,< 
> > >
> > >  
> > >
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