luca1290
Well-Known Member
They did this because you really doesn't even need a three speed transmission with an electric motor. Internal combustion engines have a very limited interval of RPMs where are able to make power, in an electric motor things are a little bit different.I was wondering why Toyota would need a patent for a manual transmission, then I read the article
"...has patented mechanisms that'd let an electric vehicle simulate the operation of a manual down to the last gritty, gear-grinding detail."
"...they describe an EV that can switch between "control modes" of standard driving and a simulated H-pattern manual..."
"...a third pedal equipped with a "pedal reaction force generator" that pushes back on the driver's foot, and even vibrates to mimic the feeling of a clutch dragging on a flywheel while partially disengaged."
So, it's not a manual transmission, just a complicated input device.
They've created a complicated electronic and software problem where there didn't need need to be one.
If they'd install a real manual transmission, they don't have to program anything. There's no computer that needs to read sensors and decide when to shift, because the driver decides.
Before the topic collapses, I'll try to give my answer to the original question, and I know it may be an unpopular one: an S650 in addition to my S550 both of them I plan to keep until my last breath.
Those, and other cars (At least I would want to add to my current collection the W205 C43/63 depending on finance, and possibly a Alfa Romeo 4C just for the looks of it).
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