Lexus is working on a manual transmission for electric cars, but this is more ‘virtual combustion powertrain’ than just a fake gear stick…
– it can all be recreated through the virtual transmission, precise torque mapping and sound generators.
The system will be integrated with Lexus’s DIRECT4 twin-motor, which so long as its peak outputs are higher than any chosen combustion engine it’s trying to mimic, will be able to recreate it. It’ll also theoretically be able to switch between front, rear and all-wheel drive, and with the right torque-vectoring hardware could even mimic the actions of an RC-F-style torque-vectoring differential.
Lexus has already built a working prototype based on the electric Lexus UX300e crossover, to which it has mapped in the engine and transmission feel of a petrol engine. It even fitted a prototype rev-counter. The sound being created from this sort of system is bound to only get better too, as other factors like vibrations through the cabin could be recreated by motors in the seats.
In reality, most of the technology to facilitate this type of virtual performance car experience is already available, it’s just a case of putting it all together. Of course, there is a mountain of data capturing and calibration work still to complete, but this type of development opens up all sorts of possibilities for future applications.
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