http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/ Autoblog Comments for Doh! The Simpsons shill for the Renault Kangoo http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Homer_by_Carlos_Bisquertt.jpg]]>Feb 4th 2008 4:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 4th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 8:09AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/
Are we jealous of something, "Big Rocket?"]]>Feb 4th 2008 11:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 7:06AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 8:17AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 2:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/An 'Enthusiast' will take a stick shift any day, look at some stats and you'll see the manuals have faster 0-60 than the heavier, power-sapping auto equivalent. And then theres the matter of control, I like to change down before a corner, use engine braking to slow and then power through, the day they invent an auto box that can read the road ahead and act premtively, I'm interested. ]]>Feb 5th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/Feb 5th 2008 5:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/
Not to spew any more "hate" at your direction, but whether a paddle shifter uses a single clutch or a double clutch, it is still much faster than the obsolete piece of technology which you so lovingly operate with your left foot. The fact that more paddle shifters are moving to a double clutch configuration will only serve to widen the already wide performance gap, and make stick snobbery all the more laughable to a real car enthusiast.]]>Feb 6th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/
If you're going to be a stickler for correctness and spew hate at anyone promoting the fully-manual transmission, at least don't oversell the perfection and pervasiveness of dual-clutch automanuals, they're coming but they're not everywhere just yet.

Oh, and Porsche still uses manuals or torque-converter automatics in their normal-production vehicles. I don't know if you think Porsches are unworthy, but I'd rate them in the group of "the world's best sports cars."]]>Feb 5th 2008 9:14PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/
YOU are the one who lumped Ferrari into the dual-clutch crowd, and it simply is not. Fiat is working on dual-clutch technology for their more normal cars, so I'm sure Ferrari will eventually go there. You were wrong, they use a single clutch. I specifically said that it's quite quick and much improved over its earlier iterations, and didn't in fact say anything negative about your beloved automanuals, just the inaccuracy of your vitriolic, baiting comment.

I expected that you'd discount Porsche since they don't use your preferred technology. It's quite convenient that you choose as the "world's best sports cars" only those that fit your preconception. I realize that you can't be seen as compromising on this issue (hence you ignore or negate anything even slightly contradictory to your staunch party line, whatever the merits of another position might be.)]]>Feb 6th 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/doh-the-simpsons-shill-for-the-renault-kangoo/
Yes, the 4-year old Enzo Ferrari (2002-2004) only used a single-clutch paddle shifter. But the current Bugatti Veyron (2005-present) uses a dual-clutch paddle shifter. And many Formula One teams use dual-clutch paddle shifters (seamless shift gearboxes). And more importantly, none of this changes the fact that none of the above offers a foot-operated clutch, because single- or dual-clutch, a paddle shifter still outperforms a traditional manual in every performance measure. Which makes it highly irrelevant to nitpick on whether Ferrari uses a single-clutch or dual-clutch paddle shift system, especially when I never claimed Ferrari used a dual-clutch setup. But of course, all that nitpicking on your part was really just a red herring to distract attention from the deficiencies of your beloved, but obsolete, foot-operated clutch. In the end, whether you like them or not, facts are facts:
• The world's best sports cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Bugatti use the paddle-shifter to the exclusion of the obsolete foot-operated clutch.
• The world's best racers in Formula One and IndyCar use the paddle-shifter to the exclusion of the obsolete foot-operated clutch.
• The Nissan GT-R runs the Nurburgring faster than any Porsche in its price range, and it uses the paddle-shifter to the exclusion of the obsolete foot-operated clutch.]]>Feb 6th 2008 6:18PM