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Select Transmission: On Demand

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With the domestic auto market in recent years, the rapid development of some foreign leader in automotive technology constantly being introduced into Taiwan. While the vehicle is more critical to bear the brunt of the transmission technology. at present, the technologically advanced automated manual-type transmission more and more equipment to the Chinese-made car. One of the most representative are: Dongfeng Peugeot 307 Tiptronic, Audi’s Multitronic, such as the Ford Mondeo’s Durashift5. As the name suggests, “tiptronic” is the vehicle manual shift and automatic transmission shift combined approach. Manual transmission because you can freely adjust gear and speed, driving up the feeling of a kind of carefree, sporty, fun to drive. The automatic transmission is simple comfort, especially in an ever-increasing use of congested urban traffic environment, the automatic transmission eliminates the need for stepped-clutch shift operation of these cumbersome, so of driving relaxed contentedly. The automated manual transmission in an integrated way that the advantages of both the driver according to their preferences and different environments at random switching gear-shifting mode, on-demand and move, brings an unprecedented driving experience.
Previously, because the performance and skills are superior to a single manual transmission or automatic transmission, manufacturing costs are high, so more is mounted on the high-end automated manual car. Now, as the technology matures and the cost reduction and other factors, the equipment that was previously rated as luxury consumers from getting closer. We are familiar with the Dongfeng Peugeot 307 fitted with Porsche on the technology, the four-speed Tiptronic automatic one hand transmission. This manual / automatic transmission system, the first by the German manufacturer of professional high-performance sports car — Porsche 911 models at its launch, called Tiptronic. Using this system, Dongfeng 307 fully inherited the original system have reacted swiftly shift supple characteristics. Urban road driving state, the gear into the D file, so that it is in automatic transmission mode, can effectively reduce driving fatigue. The sections in the suburbs, you can use manual mode, shift lever into the “+” sign to complete the Canadian blocking operation, push the “-” symbol when the operation is complete downshifts. It is through this system, Dongfeng Peugeot 307 to manual transmission driving pleasure and convenience of automatic transmission comfort with a perfect harmony, so that consumers can not have both fish and bear’s paw, the anguish to be solved at all.

Although the automated manual transmission can bring us more convenience and fun, but one thing I must mention: the application of advanced technologies often means higher maintenance costs and stringent application requirements. So, really the purchase of a consumer with automated manual transmission models, the technology is advanced, the system is stable, mature become more important.