Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Sequential manual boxes -- practical in street cars??

[Erik Nielsen (judge4re]

Ever driven a tiptronic Porsche in manual mode?  

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> On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] 
> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a thing lately for sequential transmissions.....never knew much
> about them except the general shift pattern of up/down. They are
> mighty fast and look like fun.
> 
> Curious besides cost why we haven't seen many in high end sports cars?
> 
> Is it really that much of a maintenance issue, or is it maybe not smooth?
> 
> I get it for a BMW 3 series, but what about a cost no object Porsche or 
> Ferrari?
> 
> The new Zonda or Huayra has the option for a dual clutch semi-auto,
> H-pattern manual, and sequential.....very cool! I believe sequential
> was considered for F40 or at least setup so a conversion was
> practical.
> 
> I saw the Autocar video for Caterham 620 with the sequential......was too 
> good!!
> 
> I don't like to trust the internets on this one.....too many rookies
> out there. If sequential is avoided because most people cannot drive a
> regular H pattern stick, that would be sad indeed.
> 
> FG
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