Cowabunga
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As good as 12 speed syncro?
It changes as nicely as one of the better 6 speed car gearboxes. When they eventually add a power-splitter to it, it will be perfect, or as perfect as a manual transmission could ever be. Probably.
Floor mounted gear lever could do with being four inches longer perhaps. I was quite amazed by how good the shift on these new models is. No obstruction. No rubberiness, No notchiness. Nice short throw. Positive gates with nice predictable lever return to centre. Light to use. Only two ranges. What's not to like?
Hope they have mastered the art of making a nice smooth long-lasting manual clutch to go with it. They failed dismally on that score with the manual shuttle 5400 series which would have been OK otherwise. Not in the same league as these new models though.
These new 4700 and 5700 are almost certain to become future classics even though, or probably as a consequence of having nice manual gearboxes in an age where semi-powershifts predominate in Europe.
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