Tiptronic,'s a type of discrete automatic transmission developed by Porsche, and used in its vehicles, and those of its licensees. Overview Tiptronic's a registered trademark, owned by German sports car maker Porsche, who license it for use by other manufacturers, such as Land Rover and the Volkswagen Group (Audi, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen). However, many people (erroneously) use the term to refer generically to any automatic torque converter transmission that incorporates a manual upshi… (More on Tiptronic)