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Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« on: April 16, 2020, 12:36:06 pm »
In terms of divisive automotive topics, the transmission is a hot one.
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2020, 01:15:10 pm »
If mini dropped manuals, the brand would die. That is a defining feature of the brand.
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2020, 01:54:16 pm »
A DCT is a welcome addition to the Veloster N, IMO. What's even better is it seems to be a new, wet clutch transmission designed by Hyundai in-house. Obviously it remains to be seen how good it is compared to their previous dry-clutch attempts, but something tells me they are not going to drop the same ball twice.

In other transmission news, based on everything I've read and watched, Toyota hybrid transmissions, A.K.A. power split devices, are some of the most reliable units out there and they are easy to service the DIY way: fluid level is easy to set and there are no filters to replace. They take very little of very common WS Toyota fluid that is relatively cheap. Just my 2 cents.  :)

More on the subject in this thread: https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=105542.0
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2020, 02:16:02 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 16, 2020, 01:15:10 pm
If mini dropped manuals, the brand would die. That is a defining feature of the brand.

LOL, hardly.
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2020, 02:17:26 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on April 16, 2020, 02:16:02 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 16, 2020, 01:15:10 pm
If mini dropped manuals, the brand would die. That is a defining feature of the brand.

LOL, hardly.
Just you watch.
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2020, 02:38:19 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 16, 2020, 02:17:26 pm
Quote from: OliverD on April 16, 2020, 02:16:02 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 16, 2020, 01:15:10 pm
If mini dropped manuals, the brand would die. That is a defining feature of the brand.

LOL, hardly.
Just you watch.

See the manual take rates here: http://www.motoringfile.com/2020/04/09/mini-usa-return-manual-transmission/

I loved that up until now every Mini could be had with a manual but the reality is that fewer and fewer people are buying them.
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Re: Today in Transmission News: Mini Keeps Manuals and Hyundai Veloster N Gets an Au
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2020, 08:10:48 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLIXoZ3prKE

From Asian petrolhead - driving Veloster N on the track. DCT model. With correctly placed air vents  ;)
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