ping...Government Moters and government approved Moters to collaborate on new transmissions
Probably is a better headline.
The Big Three is starting to remind me of the German auto/motorcycle industry around 1935.
Difference between a 1937 BMW and 1937 Zundap?
Well, if they do manage to design something worthwhile, maybe they can sell it to Chrysler? Chrysler has the worst transmissions.
My old Saturn with an automatic transmission got an averaage of 35 mpg, but my newer Corolla with a manual transmission averages the same mileage.
But there is a huge difference in pick-up. The Corolla has much better acceleration. It's like night and day.
Will the casings flex and pop, and will they have plastic pieces in them designed to break at 30K miles so that they will be replaced with a metal part for $500 or higher?
[Way to go GM, way to go.]
9-10 speeds? Chortle.
You can thank the idiot CAFE standards for this.
It’s a transmission that constantly shifts gears and fools you into thinking you are really moving.
Most impressive is hill climbing. I live on a very steep hill. My 2006 Nissan Altima was a great car. It had tremendous power for a 2.5 liter, 4 cylinder. It still struggled a little climbing our hill. Nowhere near as much as my Chevy van 6 cylinder does.
Our new 2013 Nissan Altima (2.5 liter, 4 cylinder) with CVT, just GLIDES up the hill. It's amazing actually. It climbs the hill effortlessly. The engine/transmission performance is no different than driving on a level highway.
I know this sounds like a car commercial, but I have no affiliation with Nissan, directly or indirectly. I just love our new car. So if you are excited about this new GM Ford transmission collaboration, you need not wait. The technology is here right now.
Question. Would you want to be the first to buy a car with this new GM Ford transmission?
ping...That will be like Richard Hendrick, Jack Rousch and Joe Gibbs teaming up in NASCAR. (That would one hell of a team in NASCAR!!)
Ford and GM already jointly produced the 6 speed transmission they are currently using.
I have the 5 speed Allison in my 2002 Silverado dually, best transmission I have ever seen as a mechanic for over 4 decades. The Tow/haul button comes in handy when loaded up. Its a shame though they dropped the 8100 Vortec engine.
Its a torque beast, 496 cubic inches, originally designed as a marine engine, rock solid bottom end, fuel injected at 340hp or so depending on after market chip tweeks.