While the manual and automatic may have the same gear ratios, I cannot understand how all the manual transmission internal parts will be usable in the ATM. A manual transmission has one clutch and I believe the ATM is expected to be the typical ATM two clutch design.
I have heard two clutch design as well. Wet or dry? Dry is good for low torque/horsepower... Either way, I'm pretty sure I read that the transmissions would be essentially the same and Vassalo told me that other than a couple of servos they were essentially the same transmission. Now, he's a PR guru and not necessarily the Tech guru so he could be mistaken or perhaps he overexagerated the similarities.
Okay, I'm not far off base - single clutch...
Q. Has an AMT product been selected, If so who is it?
A: No, still in discussions.
Q. Can the AMT be flat towed in neutral?
A. Yes, it's a standard transmission. That's something that came up in the tour that people didn't know. You actually get better mileage in our automatic than our standard. Because
it's a standard transmission both ways, and one way there's a computer shifting and the other way is a human being.
Q. Single or Dual Clutch AMT?
A. Single.