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Porsche’s PDK, or Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, is a dual-clutch transmission (as you’d know if you can read German). The blue diagram shows first gear engaged by one clutch and the green ...
Automatic transmissions come in multiple flavors, including CVT and DCT. Here are the differences between the two and which one might be best for you.
In basic terms, a DCT is essentially set up like a manual transmission but with the clutch and shift functions handled automatically. Shifting bounces back and forth between two alternating ...
What is dual-clutch transmission? In the not too distant past there were two types of transmissions for a car - manual or automatic. Then came a new wave of options including the continuously variable ...
A dual-clutch transmission, or DCT, functions like two manual transmissions in one package, with two independent shafts and clutches for odd and even gears. However, DCTs function similarly to an ...
A DCT works similarly to a manual transmission, except you don't need to do all the work. Instead of one clutch you control with your foot, there are two clutches managed electronically by the car ...
The DCT equipped CRF1000 Africa Twin is quite at home off the asphalt and is a good case sample to look at of how the system performs there. Johnny Campbell is an 11 time Baja 1000 Champion and in ...
Michigan-based supplier Tremec has filed a patent application for a new hybridized dual-clutch transmission design that could potentially be utilized in the forthcoming C8 Corvette E-Ray and ...