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Aurora40 · 01-12-2011

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/z...sion-is-coming

scholtmj · 01-12-2011

Saw that! How many more speeds before it's essentially a CVT?

FU · 01-12-2011

Did your favorite brand just move to six-speed automatics? Are you already cruising along happily in seventh gear or perhaps you're enjoying the scenery with your transmission lazily churning in eighth. Well move over because ZF is getting ready to produce a nine-speed automatic gearbox.

Marking a first for front-wheel drive passenger vehicles, the ZF nine-speed will help automakers generate greater fuel-economy gains while also providing a smoother driving experience. The shift times are said to be quite short and the resulting gear changes are nearly imperceptible to passengers.

The nine-speed automatic will be produced in a brand-new manufacturing facility located near Greenville, South Carolina, and there's talk that one of its first homes will be under the hood of something from Chrysler
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Great ! And it will be made in South Carolina

01-12-2011	#1
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,713	ZF 9-speed auto http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/z...sion-is-coming __________________ Bob Saveland Former owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img]

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scholtmj Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 384	Re: ZF 9-speed auto Saw that! How many more speeds before it's essentially a CVT?

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FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,346	Re: ZF 9-speed auto Did your favorite brand just move to six-speed automatics? Are you already cruising along happily in seventh gear or perhaps you're enjoying the scenery with your transmission lazily churning in eighth. Well move over because ZF is getting ready to produce a nine-speed automatic gearbox. Marking a first for front-wheel drive passenger vehicles, the ZF nine-speed will help automakers generate greater fuel-economy gains while also providing a smoother driving experience. The shift times are said to be quite short and the resulting gear changes are nearly imperceptible to passengers. The nine-speed automatic will be produced in a brand-new manufacturing facility located near Greenville, South Carolina, and there's talk that one of its first homes will be under the hood of something from Chrysler ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Great ! And it will be made in South Carolina