A4 Tiptronic transmission for 1998

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <c=US%a=_%p=CHEVRON%l=CHEVRON/MSSITE01/000A5FEF@chvpk-msx02-b.sr.chevron.com> "BRUCE, ERIK D.  -ERDB" writes:

> My questions:   What exactly is the tiptronic transmission?  Is it truly
> a manual/ auto combination, and if so, how does that work?   Does it
> behave more like a manual or an auto?

It's more like a manual, or the kind of preselector used on heavy vehicles.  
It's  certainly _NOT_ deserving of the "slushbox" moniker.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club