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Hi all,
I am considering buying a GLC Coupe. If I do, it will be my first Mercedes and my first German car.
Browsing Mercedes' website, I noticed that the GLC comes with a 9G-TRONIC transmission whereas the GLA comes with a 7G-DCT transmission.
What's the differnce between the G-TRONIC and the G-DCT? The DCT is a Dual Clutch Transmission? The G-TRONIC uses a Torque Converter instead of a dual clutch?
Which would be smoother, especially during downshifts?
I've always had Japanese cars and currently have a Japanese luxury brand with a 7 speed torque converter transmission. I've always found them pretty smooth on upshifts but often rough and jerky during most downshifts (including my current one). Similar to the jerkiness of a manual transmission being shifted by someone who lacks finesse and doesn't blip the throttle to rev match before re-engaging the clutch.
My father has always had Mercedes and BMWs and currently has a Porsche Cayenne. I've always found them so much smoother shifting than my Japanese cars; near perfect smooth. I've always wondered what's different about their transmissions that makes them so much smoother.
Any information provided is greatly appreciated.
I am considering buying a GLC Coupe. If I do, it will be my first Mercedes and my first German car.
Browsing Mercedes' website, I noticed that the GLC comes with a 9G-TRONIC transmission whereas the GLA comes with a 7G-DCT transmission.
What's the differnce between the G-TRONIC and the G-DCT? The DCT is a Dual Clutch Transmission? The G-TRONIC uses a Torque Converter instead of a dual clutch?
Which would be smoother, especially during downshifts?
I've always had Japanese cars and currently have a Japanese luxury brand with a 7 speed torque converter transmission. I've always found them pretty smooth on upshifts but often rough and jerky during most downshifts (including my current one). Similar to the jerkiness of a manual transmission being shifted by someone who lacks finesse and doesn't blip the throttle to rev match before re-engaging the clutch.
My father has always had Mercedes and BMWs and currently has a Porsche Cayenne. I've always found them so much smoother shifting than my Japanese cars; near perfect smooth. I've always wondered what's different about their transmissions that makes them so much smoother.
Any information provided is greatly appreciated.