What's trip tonic transmission?

Automatic transmissions with Tiptronic, which are available with five or six speeds, have all the advantages and technical features of the automatic transmission. Tiptronic allows the driver to override the automatic mode by moving the lever into a second (Tiptronic) shift gate.

This is a car transmission that allows the driver to switch the transmission between fully automatic, or manual. Obviously it is a clutchless manual. This gearbox is the future. Audi is the latest to create the world's finest 'tiptronic' gearbox, and it's called 'DSG', which stands for 'Direct Shift Gearbox'. This allows the driver to change gear using the 'tiptronic' setting faster than any driver in the world would using a manual transmission. Also you can change gear on the steering wheel, as seen in F1.

Tiptronic transmission it is a type gearbox white automatic and manual options.Allows the driver to override the automatic mode by moving the lever into a second shift gate.

It is a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options.

this allows the drivers to override  because it has its special features to drive in some special cases

I am not familiar with the term Tiptronic transmission, however I know it as "Autoshift"

Which lets me drive my car as an automatic, however when I come into the hills and need more power to get up the hill ...  

 I can go into manual mode and shift my car down into the next lower gear and it will pull up my car ... same going down a hill I can break the motor by shifting into lower gears... (less ware on my brake pads...)   

 

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Automatic transmissions with Tiptronic, which are available with five or six speeds, have all the advantages and technical features of the automatic transmission.

Triptonic Transmission one which gives the driver the option to select the gear during the drive on an automatic transmission.

There will be no clutch as it is an automatic trans. The driver selects it on a button which overrides the computer control on the trans

An extended version gives the option such as paddle shifters.

Nissan Calls it X-tronic (CVT) its the same with A CVT

Purchasing a vehicle through the past fifty years would often involve making a decision to either have an automatic transmission or manual transmission. As pluses and minuses exist using either transmission, automatic users often are seen as making the greatest compromise. While automatics allow for a more effortless drive, this lack of effort leaves some motorists yearning for the stimulation of a performance car. Tiptronic technology can offer automatic-equipped vehicles with this ability.

The desire to merge characteristics between manual and automatic transmissions is not new. Dating back to the emergence of automatics during the late1930s, automakers such as Packard and Chrysler made attempts to adopt automatic traits to a manual gearbox. Known as semi-automatics, these transmissions orchestrate clutch movements during gear shifts without driver intervention. A Tiptronic transmission works in an opposite style, adopting manual characteristics to an automatic gearbox by allowing the driver to select gears manually, overriding the computer that controls normal shifting and using a torque converter instead of a clutch.

 

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What is a Tiptronic Transmission? By Autotropolis Contributors Purchasing a vehicle through the past fifty years would often involve making a decision to either have an automatic transmission or manual transmission. As pluses and minuses exist using either transmission, automatic users often are seen as making the greatest compromise. While automatics allow for a more effortless drive, this lack of effort leaves some motorists yearning for the stimulation of a performance car. Tiptronic technology can offer automatic-equipped vehicles with this ability. The desire to merge characteristics between manual and automatic transmissions is not new. Dating back to the emergence of automatics during the late1930s, automakers such as Packard and Chrysler made attempts to adopt automatic traits to a manual gearbox. Known as semi-automatics, these transmissions orchestrate clutch movements during gear shifts without driver intervention. A Tiptronic transmission works in an opposite style, adopting manual characteristics to an automatic gearbox by allowing the driver to select gears manually, overriding the computer that controls normal shifting and using a torque converter instead of a clutch. The Tiptronic name originated as a trademark name for a manual-shifting automatic transmission developed by Porsche. Knowing that automatic versions of their cars have been desired on the marketplace, the German sports car builder wanted to invoke that these typically lazier transmissions could at least provoke the feeling of performance. First used on the1990 Porsche911, the principles of their manual-shifting automatic gearboxes have been mirrored by BMW Steptronic and Chrysler's Auto/Stick. When the Tiptonic system is not engaged, the transmission operates like a conventional automatic with the computer electronically selecting the shifts through gears. Control of a Tiptronic gearbox will rely on either an additional gate within the gear shift lever or through steering wheel-mounted selectors in the form of buttons or paddles (similar to the control layout in race cars). Marked with '+'? for upshifting or '-'? for downshifting, a instrument panel display will indicate the current gear the vehicle is running. Once engaging the manual shifting through shifting into the additional shift gate or by simply pressing a shift selector, driver overrides the computer's transitioning between gears, instructing the transmission's torque converter directly. This manual shifting mode will provide benefits such as engine braking during downshifts. Safeguards prevent possible engine damage by overseeing that the engine isn't hit the RPM red line during the manual shifting. Also, after a certain period of inactivity through the Tiptronic's manual shifting, the transmission's software will resume shifting control. Much like a growing number of automatics, the majority of modern Tiptronic features an additional choice of transmission programs available through either automatic or manual shifting. Often classified as the "Sport" program, the transmission can be set by the driver for a delayed upshifting for a performance-oriented feel. The Tiptronic automatic-equipped vehicles have shortly demonstrated their abilities to outperform normal automatics. However, Tiptronics inherit several flaws relating to an automatic gearboxes which impairs its performance against fully manual transmissions. Relying on the heavier components of an automatic transmission leads to a bulkier unit. Another downside relates to the automatic's torque converter not being as responsive as compared to a clutch found on manual transmissions.0 to60 mile per hour times even under manual shifting is marginally sluggish. Varying between vehicles, the Audi A5 Tiptronic runs only0.1 seconds behind the recorded pass by a six-speed version while a Porsche Cayman S Tiptronic's acceleration is slower by0.7 seconds. Fuel economy has and continues to be an advantage enjoyed by manual transmissions. Though with progression to five and six-speed automatics, the added gears allows Tiptronic to nearly match manual gearboxes through smoother power delivery.