Not sure about the Satnav but I test drove the new Tucson (manual) recently and the clutch was really strange. It was very light but at the same time it felt like it was sticking at the bottom, almost like it was magnetic, it would stick for a second when you raise your foot before flying up. I tried a different Tucson and it was the same. I test drove the Kia Sportage which is supposed to be similar but the clutch was normal on that. Has anybody else experienced this?
both the Tuscon and Sportage have the same imt (electronic clutch) Not experienced the magnet part you describe but there not being a lot of resistance in it feeling light.
Small correction here, IMT means “intelligent manual transmission”, IMT gearboxes don’t have clutch pedals. What you mean is clutch by wire. No idea whether or not the Tucson/Sportage have clutch by wire, but it has nothing to do with IMT. IMT is basically a manual transmission with a standard H pattern, but no clutch pedal. You just move the lever around, the car does the clutch stuff automagically.
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