Alfa's new twin-clutch 'box

KrisW wrote:

No confusion, just Autocar doing their usual due diligence:
"Fiat Powertrain Technologies’ new transmission can transmit torque of 350 Nm and comes in both six-gear manual and Dry Dual Clutch versions." - Source, FIAT press release at http://www.fptpowertrain.com/eng/pdf/press_release.pdf
For those still living in the 19th century, 350 Nm is 260 lb ft, not 188. The 2.0 litre diesel's peak torque is limited to 350 Nm in the Giulietta so that it can use this gearbox.
Maybe I should become an auto journalist. It seems you don't even need to do research anymore...
The principle of a dual clutch transmission is not new and is widely understood. Only BorgWarner's implementation of the idea would attract a royalty payment, so if Ford or FIAT or anyone else produced a design not covered by those patents, they'd be fine.