Yeah I know. The Mondial has always been an unloved Ferrari but I've always liked this model in cabriolet form. And having seen a pristine example just this afternoon reminded me just how much I've always like the Mondial.







Quote, originally posted by TJSwoboda » |
Interesting... The first time I heard of/considered the possibility of a clutch pedal-less manual, this is what came to mind but I didn't know anyone had ever made one. Was this attempted in any other models? |
Quote, originally posted by TJSwoboda » |
Interesting... The first time I heard of/considered the possibility of a clutch pedal-less manual, this is what came to mind but I didn't know anyone had ever made one. Was this attempted in any other models? |
Quote, originally posted by CarGuru916 » |
I thought there was a VW beetle in the seventies that has an "Automatic-stickshift" or something like that? I know back in High School a teacher had one. I can't recall exactly what it said on the back, the best I remember was "Automatic Stick" or something??? |
Quote, originally posted by MEIN_VW » |
You mean like VW's DSG, Porsche's PDK or BMW's SMG? They don't have a conventional manual shifter, but they're all manual gearboxes with with automatic clutches. |
Quote, originally posted by Rabbit5GTI » |
that's not what he meant, we're talking about an automated clutch - manual shift, where you actually have to shift a lever through a traditional shift gate. |
Quote, originally posted by MEIN_VW » |
Oh I know that. But I don't think automakers see much point in that when that would result in slower shifts. The whole point is get the car to shift faster. Personally I always liked the idea of the Valeo clutch since it kept the traditional Ferrari shifter. |
Quote, originally posted by TJSwoboda » |
Interesting... The first time I heard of/considered the possibility of a clutch pedal-less manual, this is what came to mind but I didn't know anyone had ever made one. Was this attempted in any other models? |
Quote, originally posted by mikegilbert » |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccm2L8krtcU http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif |
Quote, originally posted by CarGuru916 » |
I thought there was a VW beetle in the seventies that has an "Automatic-stickshift" or something like that? I know back in High School a teacher had one. I can't recall exactly what it said on the back, the best I remember was "Automatic Stick" or something??? |
Quote, originally posted by windycityvdub » |
There was a thread on here about some SAABs that had the same type of system...I forgot the name... |
Quote, originally posted by Internal Combustion » |
A little known fact is that there was one F40 made with the valeo clutch as well. |