Originally Posted by
JoshS
The only car listed in IT that came with an available "clutchless manual" transmission is the MR2 Spyder that was just recently added. Toyota calls it "SMT". It has only a single clutch, not the dual-clutch of the more modern variants, but it's still basically the same thing (a manual transmission with an electro-hydraulic shifter/clutch mechanism). The Toyota version is unique in that it doesn't even have an "automatic" mode.
When that car was classed, the ITAC discussed this transmission, and the technology in general, in depth. I think in the future when more cars have these available we'll probably be discussing it more. But I'll say this -- it is not banned in the MR2 Spyder, and probably won't be banned for the next listed car that has one available either.