Ian writes...
>Ever driven an XK8? You'll be amazed at that gearbox. You cannot tell
>when the thing changes. Floor it and at say 90 you realize you havn't
>sensed the gearbox change. Its incredible and apparently the unit is
>sealed for life.
>With this kind of technology I predict manuals will disappear.
>
>Ian Southwell, Coventry.
Ha! We Americans had that technology in the early '50s!
The Buick dynaflow was so smooth the shifts were imperceptible.
'Course, the fact that the thing only had one gear made things a mite
easier. :-)
Tom O'Malley
'74, '77 Spits
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