alt Hacker NewsMany automatics these days are manual transmissions with a computer controlling the clutch. They have nothing in common with the slushboxes of old, the oil is just for lubrication.
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HPsquared • yesterday at 11:37 AM
Even slushboxes tend to aggressively lock up the torque converter. It's usually only in a "fluid dynamics" mode for brief moments. (Except maybe on a gentle hill start)
MisterTea • yesterday at 6:59 PM
Maybe in sports cars but the majority of vehicles still come with hydraulic autos or CVTs.
gambiting • yesterday at 2:04 PM
I mean, certainly the VAG group likes to use their dual clutch automatics, but "true" torque converters are still very common. ZF makes them for like a million different cars, and AISIN makes them for the Volvo and Geely group.
ZF 8HP is still a traditional torque converter transmission. Most high performance or high torque applications use that design. Dual clutch automatics or automated manuals can't take it.