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mikefromwestyorkshireMember

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Originally posted by Rick:
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I think my DS semi-auto (which has a perfectly normal gearbox and clutch) is the best of both worlds.
I didn’t know they, or anyone, made such a thing.

Might be the only one of its sort, Rick. May have been a royalty/patent issue.

You just have a 'wand' to change gear - can be operated by your little finger, and performs the entire operation without anything else being done on the part of the driver.

The gear selection, accelerator and clutch are operated by a hydraulic 'brain', power coming from a pump running at 2500psi that also operates brakes, steering and suspension.
As everything is metal-to-metal and runs in hydraulic oil, no wear or maintenance.

Naturally, our Luddite Brits demanded a manual version, so they had to comply to sell the cars here!

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