willygan

All is said in the title.
Thks.

Dabo

not even close, sorry it would have been nice though

willygan

According to some sources, there is a DCT transmission :

http://www.leftlanenews.com/review-2...00-4matic.html

You confirm it's wrong ?

Thanks.

Dabo

Wow... I've driven the C400 and I own a dual clutch car. Everything I've read says it's a standard automatic. I know the baby AMG has a dual clutch transmission, and from what I've read about that unit, it probably shouldn't have. If that article is correct, I'd be stunned. It really felt like a traditional automatic (albeit a good one).

kuba.95

It's a 7G-TRONIC PLUS 7-speed automatic transmission

Glyn M Ruck

+1^. A DCT is a possibility in the future but when who knows?

vsnlweb

Based on how there cars are done now, which is all the none AMG models dont have dual clutch transmission, I doubt they would change that any time soon.

vic viper

The new 9 speed transmission is still no DCT, however it shifts much faster than the old 7G

ezshift5

AKA 722.9?


ez asks.........

Glyn M Ruck

Progression 722.6 (5 speed), 722.9 (7 speed), 722.9 Plus (7 speed enhanced efficiency) from approx August 2010 production. Now 9 speed to follow.

vic viper

9G Tronic -> 725.011

Glyn M Ruck

Thanks Vic!!

Out of interest the 7G can be programmed to operate as a 9 speed but the ratios are all wrong.

ezshift5

Thank you Senor Ruck.....

Nice to know my 2012 has enhanced efficiency shifting.....


ez sends

joshg1001

CLA250 uses a DCT. Not a single reviewer has a good thing to say about it so we lucked out

vic viper

Really?, who says its bad?, I personally think that DCT shifts many times better than the 7G+

joshg1001

Literally every review out there mentions something about the DCT. Here are just a few.

http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz...rovements.html

"Its seven-speed DCT transmission, too, could use more refinement. It is inconsistent in its reactions, sometimes choosing the right gear at the right time; many times it gets tripped up, a half-step behind the driving conditions. On paper, a DCT might sound like an upgrade over a traditional automatic, but I'd take BMW's outstanding autobox over this one (and many others) any day of the week."

http://autoweek.com/article/car-revi...0-review-notes

"Whether sport or economy mode is selected, the Mercedes always seemed to be a half-gear shy of where it should have been, and the combination of turbo lag and wonky clutch take-up makes smooth low-speed driving difficult. Once on the road there's plenty of power to get into trouble, so it's not a fundamental output issue -- rather it's a lack of refinement between the engine and transmission. Throw in a touch of torque steer on our FWD CLA250 and there just seem to be some calibration issues that need to be worked through"

"Benz's dual-clutch gearbox is a bigger sore spot, though. There's a lot of clutch slipping going on during launches and shifts are far from lightning quick. That's in comparison to Audi's own dual-clutch box in the 2015 A3 2.0 TFSI Premium I drove previously, which is stellar. My guess is that Benz's laggy transmission comes down to tuning and I'm hopeful that improvements are in the works."

http://www.autoguide.com/manufacture...view-3566.html

"But it is not all good news with the drivetrain; the transmission lets the engine down. Like the Canadian-specific 2013 Mercedes-Benz B 250 hatchback we got to sample earlier this year, this dual clutch transmission is slow to react and jerky in its actions"