Paul, here is my next Pius:

>> http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/gw/vw1litre.htm
Bulent

I totally agree but big brother government is looking out
for you and they will never allow it. Too dangerous in
a crash. An 18 wheeler driver would hardly notice anything more
than a slight bump in the road :)

> Paul Lamar


Well, it isn't any worse than the average motorcycle which many drivers
can't see anyway.  I'm confused by the "6-speed manual transmission
that shifts automatically".

Bob W.

The Smart car diesel has a manual automatic...  if you punch it to the
floor, it feels like there is a little German under your seat shifting
the manual trans for you, including using a clutch and adjusting the
throttle accordingly. If you drive it normally, you don't notice it...
the trans is a  manual trans, with a set of servos controlled by a
computer to shift and actuate the clutch and throttle retard.

-dave A


That's cool. I like the idea of the paddle shifter on the steering
wheel like the Formula 1 cars have. Perhaps seven or eight manual gears
automatically shifted and a trap door P-port would fix the RX8
acceleration problem and improve the steady speed cruise fuel consumption
by lowering the cruise RPM in one fell swoop.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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