Saxomat was a type of automatic clutch available as an option on Saab 93, Volkswagen Beetle, Borgward, DKW, BMW, Opel, NSU and Glas. A clutch is a subcomponent of an engines transmission designed to allow engagement or disengagement of the engine to the gearbox or whatever apparatus is being driven. ... Saab 93B 1959 The Saab 93 is an automobile manufactured by Saab. ... The VW Type 1, which was called the Beetle or Bug or Käfer (in German), is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, one of the best known cars from Germany, and one of the most recognisable and distinctive cars in the world. ... Borgward was a German automobile manufacturer founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (November 10, 1890 - July 28, 1963). ... DKW is an historic car and motorcycle brand that originates in 1916 when the Dane Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Saxony in Germany to produce steam fittings. ... BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... NSU Motorenwerke AG (normally just NSU) was a German manufacturer of cars and motorcycles. ... A 1968 BMW Glas 3000GT. Notice the BMW logo in the front but that it otherwise doesnt look like a BWM. Glas was a German automobile manufacturer founded by Hans Glas. ...

Cars with a Saxomat clutch did not have a clutch pedal, the clutch was engaged above certain engine RPM by centrifugal force, acting on spinning weights inside the clutch, similar to a centrifugal governor. Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM or r/min) is a unit of frequency, commonly used to measure rotational speed. ... The term centrifugal force is the reaction force exerted by an object moving in a circular path upon the object that is causing its circular motion, according to Newtons Third Law. ... A centrifugal governor controls the speed of an engine by regulating the amount of fuel admitted, so as to maintain a near constant speed whatever the load or fuel supply conditions. ...

See also

• Continuously variable transmission

A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is a type of automatic transmission that can change the gear ratio (gears are not generally involved) to any arbitrary setting within the limits. ...

External links

• Saxomat FLR catalogs and fitting instructions (in German)