Chevy and Ford teaming up....

[steveo9043]

I don't know how I feel about this

Ford and GM team up on 9-speed transmission - Apr. 15, 2013

[LadiesMan217]

Just feels really odd. And a 9 speed trans, do we really need that many speeds?

[steveo9043]

Just feels really odd. And a 9 speed trans, do we really need that many speeds?

yea it does feel odd. I guess they have teamed up before too. It's almost like they want to have the ideal RPM at every fathomable speed limit out there.

I know at 75 our RPM is around 1800-2000. I wonder how big of a difference MPG would be if we were at 900-1000 rpm.

[HumanWiki]

Sounds like we're just inching our way towards CVT or a gearless system.

Hopefully the two of them will figure out a way to make the new trannys handle more of a pounding before they die.

[steveo9043]

Sounds like we're just inching our way towards CVT or a gearless system.

Hopefully the two of them will figure out a way to make the new trannys handle more of a pounding before they die.

Didn't jeep have a CVT trans in the Jeep compass and it fail miserably?

[HumanWiki]

Didn't jeep have a CVT trans in the Jeep compass and it fail miserably?

I did not follow the technical aspects of it. What I remember most was the human issue of not wanting to adapt to the change in sound characteristics of a system that was always changing and adapting ratios -- which has the effect of making the engine jump all over the place.

People seem to like the


Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (shift)
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (shift)
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh(grind) WADDDD (shift)
Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Of old school gearing.

[steveo9043]

oh I agree. I was working as a porter at a chrysler dealership when they were out. No one I talked to liked it. I would have to drive them down to get washed and it was just odd. They were always in for trans issues too.

[Toasty]

So long as there doesn't end up a Mustang with a bowtie on it, we're good.


Nissan has been doing the CVT thing for a number of years now... Indeed sounds and feels funny to hear no shifting.

[HumanWiki]

Some of the best Mustangs are already powered by the Bowtie....