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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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How would shifting gears be fun w/o the clutch?

tiptronic, steptronic...or whatever its called, depending the car maker, has been around for decades.
Even the 1995 Honda Accord base model has it. Just shift it to #1, and change as please.
I used to drive mines around like that for awhile pretending i have some awesome car I was young back then.

Other manufacturers use Tiptronic-like systems under different names:
Acura: SportShift
BMW: Steptronic
Infiniti: Manual Shift Mode
Jaguar: Bosch® Mechatronic
Lexus: E-Shift
Mazda: Sport AT
Mercedes-Benz: TouchShift
Mitsubishi: Sportronic
Peugeot: 2Tronic
Saab : Sentronic
Smart : Softip
Volvo: Geartronic.
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