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Toyota's SMT or Sequential Manual Transmission, is currently offered in the latest MR2 Spyders/MR-S.

It is probably the most affordable electrohydraulic manual transmission offered in any sports car. In comparison the ferrari's F1 system would cost approx. $10,000.

The downshifts are amazingly quick and precise, and it replicates a heel-toe downshift performed by a professional driver.

However, its upshifts are not as quick as the more expensive transmissions made by BMW and Ferrari. This drastically affects the car's accelerating time. Conventional manual MR2s can reach 0-100km/h in 7-7.5 seconds. The SMT versions can only do it in 8-9.0 seconds.

Many owners of the MR2 SMT have been hoping for Toyota or its tuning wing TRD to deal with this problem through aftermarket support. It is certain that the SMT, and the MR2 would be much more popular among enthusiats if it was more performance oriented. Currently, many people who would like an SMT initially, chose to settle with a conventional manual transmission due to performance reasons.

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