Hi, in various sub forums on MT one reads the opinion that converter automatics appear very sluggish compared to hand-operated transmissions. I have now for one and a half years a vehicle with converter automatics (DB C180T, W202) and can find this supposed inertia nowhere. If I start at the traffic light, I also come faster from the spot when I don’t use the kickdown than vehicles with hand-operated gearboxes, which are handled by the tension interruption during each switching process. apt. Also overtaking maneuvers with kick-down use are faster due to the lack of tension interruption than with comparable switchcars. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that this alleged inertia of the converter automatic is at best the result of poor motor-gear combinations (too little engine power and too far gear-step-gradation) or a completely insignificant urban legend. What are your experiences in this regard?