I’m noticing some weird figures for the different types of transmissions on a modern car. Currently, these are the rankings of the transmission types on a 2016 car with a 150hp generic V6 (so no absurd reinforcements for torque and HP) and six gears.
Production Cost
1/2. Manual (9.80)
1/2. Sequential (9.80)
3. Automatic (13.40)
4/5. Dual Clutch (14.60)
4/5. Adv Automatic (14.60)
Material Cost
1,. Manual (417)
2. Sequential (471)
3. Dual Clutch (524)
4/5. Automatic (542)
4/5. Adv Automatic (542)
Engineering Time
1,. Manual (5.23)
2. Sequential (6.98)
3. Automatic (9.30)
4. Dual Clutch (10.17)
5. Adv Automatic (10.46)
The main outlier in these figures I believe is the advanced automatic. It costs more in every category than a sequential and a dual clutch, when at heart its a sequential with a smarter computer. I believe its costs should be lowered to sit a bit above sequential in everything but engineering time (which should mirror the traction aids in additional costs & effort). In addition, I think sequential should have its production units raised to account for the hydraulics. I have a gut feeling the Dual Clutch should also be brought over the mechanical auto in terms of material and weight, but I have no hard data for or against so I can’t say
Ultimately I believe the advanced auto should be superior to the mechanical auto, unless you have the very extensive engineering time that both RL companies and the player are assumed to have