The Japanese automaker has filed eight patents for devices that simulate a manual transmission.
Toyota, however, has other ideas. While it’s firmly embracing an electric future with
But the patent seems to suggest that in the third mode those functions will be handled automatically, so the car will behave like combustion car with an automatic ‘box, rather than performing like a conventional fixed-ratio EV. That could mean the system will be reserved for driver-focused performance cars,
Obviously at this stage we have no idea whether the technology will be any good at actually replicating the feel, or just the enjoyment, of a car with a manual transmission. But we’re all for it, particularly if you’re able to switch between manual and “automatic” modes.SF90 and 296 GTB
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