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jfitbsidbfb on Nov 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual...

The TC only locks under light load on the highway, and isn't 100% effective there because the hydraulic fluid still produces a lot of drag.

Neil44 on Nov 17, 2016 [–]

That's not true any more, for recent transmissions. They can lock from first gear. E.g. ZF 8 speed, Mercedes 5,7,9 speeds.

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