Filed under: Performance, Technology, Lotus
“Simplify, then add lightness.” Those are the famous words spoken by Sir Colin Chapman, the father of Lotus and one of the automotive world’s great geniuses. Speaking of genius, the dual-clutch transmission (at a sane price point) is a major step forward. It combines the automaticness of an automatic with the manualness of a manual and the speed of a bullet. The trouble is, dual-clutches are complex and heavy. But what if the company Colin built had their way? What if you could simplify a dual-clutch, and make it lighter?
“What if” indeed. Lotus has reportedly filed a patent application for some sort of dual-clutch. We say “some sort” because not only are we not patent attorneys, the “oily bits” in a dual-clutch are a little bit Greek to us. Besides, patent apps are meant to be a bit vague – they don’t want to give too much away. Anyhow, long story short – do we want a track-burning Exige that can swap gears in mere milliseconds? Yes, we most certainly do. Text of the application after the jump.
[Source: Jalopnik]
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