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How Quick Can You Shift?
Posted July 25 2008 06:00 AM by CarCraft 
Filed under: Editorials

How Quick Can You Shift?


Manual transmissions are making a serious musclecar comeback (not that they ever really left), but I doubt even the legendary Ronnie Sox could complete a gear change in 0.060 second. That's how much time it takes for the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia to complete a gear change with its F1-SuperFast2 gearbox. That 60 milliseconds starts the moment you hit the paddle shifter until the clutch is completely engaged. As a point of reference, the Quarter, Pro dragstrip simulation program for a street car places the gear change time frame at 0.20 second or roughly three and a half times longer. NHRA Pro Stockers and cars running clutchless transmissions are probably under that 0.060-second time since the clutch is never disengaged—they just yank the handle. The price for that Ferrari technology is $277,000.00, but then chicks dig Ferraris. How many do you want?

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