SMG Question

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thestig

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I read an article the other day on the Enzo Ferrari and it was talking about its gearbox.
Apparantly its "billed" as Manual only with no auto available.
Purists however say as it doesnt have a foot clutch it is not manual but semi auto.

This led me to wondering.
How exactly does the SMG box work?
Be it on an Enzo or Z4?
We know some flappy paddle boxes are just auto's with manual overide paddles.
We know that some of these, once in manual mode, will ONLY change when told.
Others SAY they have manual overide, and will change doen when asked, but then still act as auto's and change back up at a predetermined amount of revs(useless in my opinion).

My question though relates to the real SMG's that use electronics/hydraulics to operate a proper clutch.
We see in F1 they use SMG's but have a hand clutch.
On road going SMG's how do you pull away?
If it is a robotised clutch, how is that "fed" in as you throttle on?
It cant have a torque converter if its not an auto.

Ive never thought this through before or worked it out.

:)
 
i still read the post from the other site.

i think more light needs to be shed on the jerkiness people are going to experience the first time they begin driving with an smg. i think a lot of people do not like the smg because of the lack of control that is felt/lost because of not having a clutch pedal. and because they cant shift right. otherwise... it's "smooth as butter"
 
I'd certainly like to drive one one for myself just to see.
If you could learn how to make it work it would be the perfect compromise.
Manual for fun, auto for trudging through traffic - perfect!

Plus the double declutch or "blip" downshifts sound great.

:D
 
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