Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:24:02 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Sensonic gearbox
I have since found out BMW offers the Sensonic transmission as an option. Can I assume this is the same Sensonic that Saab used? I would have to wonder why Volvo did not offer the Sensonic, since it sounds fairly good from the information in this thread. davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > Someone who looks an awful lot like Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: > > If the sensonic is similar to the Geartronic currently found in the > > Volvos, it is not what you described. It is an automatic designed to > > allow "manual" upshifting only. The Geartronic is not any better at > > down shifting than any other automatic. I found the Geartronic was best > > left in Drive. > > Yes, the sensonic is exactly *not* what you describe.