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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OSFlanker" data-source="post: 1752" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>Manual, automatic, semi-automatic, sequential straightcut.  Now a new gearbox technology is being developed for all types of usage - from roadcars, racecars to lorries.  Check out the website for more info : www.zeroshift.comThe Zeroshift's Transmission Technology working under the Patented Zeroshift Principle is able to transfer power from the engine to the driven wheels without interrupting torque during changes of gear ratio.Compare the different velocity curves :BMW M3 SMG :<img src="http://www.zeroshift.com/pics/trace_M3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Audi A3 2.0 TDi DSG :<img src="http://www.zeroshift.com/pics/trace_audi.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />TVR Cerbera equipped with Zeroshift prototype :<img src="http://www.zeroshift.com/pics/trace_zscerbera.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As we all have read, the DSG works by having 2 clutch and so another is always engaged, enabling smooth upshifts.  Zeroshift works on the same principle but somehow eliminates the loss in torque, however temporary.I just got myself the June 2005 issue of Racecar Engineering which has an article detailing Zeroshift's technology.  Excellent bedtime reading  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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