What is Tiptronic?

Is it just a fancy name for Automatic?
Anybody got a BMW with tiptronic can advise as I have seen one Im interested in, thanks.

No. You can change gear in a tiptronic - usually by moving the selector sideways - so you can override the automatic selector. No clutch needed.

Stupid paddle shifts for wannabe F1 drivers who don't enjoy changing gear properly, even if it is faster.

Semi Auto bbox, hit 1 paddle to go up a gear, the other paddle to go down a gear.

an expensive repair for an unnecessary toy

Oh, sounds like expensive stuff if it goes wrong then. hmm will reconsider what I look at. I think I might post in wanted section.

[Mr Speirs]

Used to have an Alfa with Tiptronic as Ed said you can select the gears as you would in a manual car its just the process is automated for you.
There are two different types though. An automoated manual car and a manually operated automatic car.

Either way it is honestly the best way of driving!!! I loved it.

Originally Posted by Daimo

Stupid paddle shifts for wannabe F1 drivers who don't enjoy changing gear properly, even if it is faster.

Semi Auto bbox, hit 1 paddle to go up a gear, the other paddle to go down a gear.

See I thought tiptronic was moving the gear selector left from Auto to +/- then is like normal gear stick but it only goes up or down and doesn't require the clutch.

Is it more the concept of the car being able to shift without the driver having to use a manual clutch that gives it the name tiptronic?

EDIT: Removed cos I was wronger than wrong

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

All those fancy sports cars have it with the paddle shift.

Was gonna say, someone says sounds costly, if you can afford a car * with paddle shifters, you can afford a service.

* In most instances.

Pm - SLloyd, he used to have a 520i with tiptronic.