Anyone else read this? The new Spyder gets what they are calling SMT...a sequential shifter!

I want this for the S2000!

 

On second thought, I really love shifting with the S2000's shifter. Perfect throw, very precise...man, I love it!

Nevermind...!

 

Hey can you take this argument outside?

I prefer doing the work myself, but I would be curious to try it.

 

That's right folks! Now Toyota, how about a more powerful engine with that SMT?!

Here are some SMT related threads on SpyderChat for those who are interested:

http://www.spyderchat.com/forum/showflat.p...sb=5&o=14&part=

http://www.spyderchat.com/forum/showflat.p...art=1#Post49273

http://www.spyderchat.com/forum/showflat.p...ew=&sb=&o=&vc=1

 

I wonder if we would get one that grinds 1-2 without driver involvement?

 

Hahaha!

 

The SMT is likely to be the same one they use on the Celica - basically just a fancy automatic with pushbuttons. No hydraulically actuated dry clutch, no German/Italian style hyper-efficient design - just a viscous coupler (that means fluid and that means inneficient power transfer). They left it out the first few years for 'weight' reduction...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by drogers
[B]The SMT is likely to be the same one they use on the Celica - basically just a fancy automatic with pushbuttons.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by drogers
[B]The SMT is likely to be the same one they use on the Celica - basically just a fancy automatic with pushbuttons.

 

Now that ain't what the Chrysler salesman told me the other day when he was describing the automatic/manual shift on the Prowler. After he went on for 5 minutes and I was slipping away back into the S 2000 and I finally explained to him that torque converters are for little rich girls and boys who haven't learned how to drive yet!