Originally Posted by
99YellowStang
you guys need to stop confusing autos with paddle shifters with manuals without a clutch pedals. The first one sucks, my friends 350z has it and its just an automatic tranny with a gimmick. The 2nd one is cool, my friend has this on his gti. I honestly wouldnt mind my next car to have a smg tranny...i think...but def not auto with a torque converter
SMG - BMW
DSG - VW
Though I think they are very simmilar, Ive heard the DSG is alot better than the SMG or atleast the older SMG's that came on the E46 M3's.
Nissan has a pretty cool Paddle shifted manual. The one on the G37 Ive read is on par with the 335i's smg and the GT-R can hold its own against the 997's
and you cant forget toyotas 8speed semi auto in the LS-F! kinda sucks that its still a automatic so it uses a Torque converter, but it stays permantly locked in first and second when in sport mode.