uberjonnoise
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Seems to be a lot of negativity around Dualogic. Please tell me what you think. Happy: yes/no?
I am extremely happy with my Dualogic transmission; I think it's the best part of the car.
When the engineers designed the Dualogic, did they really want something that had a ponderous change, something that was unable to swap cogs without frequently causing the car to lurch. The result suggests they were working to provide a cheap alternative to a conventional auto in a budget car.It surpassed my expectations
Good clutch control is the Hallmark of a competent driver.The clutch control is exemplary, far better than I would manage with a manual clutch. Gear changes can be undetectable.....
And Dualogic won't?An automatic transmission will always be in the wrong gear at some time....
So jerky in every model I've tried that I chose not to buy a car fitted with it.With a Dualogic, the worst-case scenario is that they will complain about its jerky gear changes.
Your concession that the Dualogic isn't as effective in its operation.I can understand how the standard automatic will make better gear choices and smoother gear changes regardless of driving style and with no skill required....
People buy automatics for a number of reasons.It's just a shame that most people will never discover the happy middle ground, as the Dualogic isn't thought good enough to sell in the markets that expect autos, and the markets that expect manuals will continue to rubbish the Dualogic at every opportunity.
i'm not a fan, i've driven my mams panda a lot and it's jerky, rides the clutch a lot more than it has to, dumps the clutch so fast it clunks sometimes, sometimes it wont go into gear at all and fiat don't know what's wrong with it.
i love automatics but wouldn't have a dual logic, proper automatic all the way!
my dad had an audi s-tronic and the gearbox on that was not much better! that eventually packed in at a meer 70k miles!
I will admit the Dualogic setup on my MJ Bravo is better than on our Dualogic Panda. But we've no juddering. Tried bleeding the hydraulic system Alex as previously mentioned
for what it is, it's not bad...
I do prefer a CVT box, but it'll always be smoother than a Dualogic due to their setups.
Agreed... -- although it's strange to me (and perhaps you know the reason why...) that FIAT switched from an auto with 'fake' ratios (Speedgear), to an automated/robotized manual (Dualogic) for their semi-automatic cars... -- especially for ones aimed at more city-based driving....
Epic thread resurrection, would be interesting to see how MEP rates it now given the one in his bravo packed up and refused to be fixed despite months of attempts.
I am extremely happy with my Dualogic transmission; I think it's the best part of the car.
I felt that the Dualogic was better engineered in the gear selection mechanism (a light 'snick' rather than a loud 'chack' accompanies selection of first or reverse).
The clutch control is exemplary,
-Alex
I can't really understand why anyone would want a manual transmission any more than they would want a manual choke, or crank handles to wind the windows down.
-Alex