Twin clutch SMG

"Dave Plowman (News)" > haute in die Tasten:

> Read in this week's Autocar that BMW are at long last developing a twin
> clutch SMG transmission. It will not be available for a couple of years,
> though. Why has it taken them so long?
>

Maybe it is a copyright issue. Porsche has developed a twin clutch gearbox
for the 968 long ago and VW has just recently released the DSG (direct
shift gearbox) which also uses double clutch. Maybe they use patented
technology which they do not want to sell to a competitor?

Frank

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