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04-14-2008, 02:07 PM | #1 | |
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Half of Ford’s U.S. lineup to get six speed autos, dual-clutch Powershift on its wa
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04-15-2008, 08:38 AM | #2 |
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WOW.. you mean Ford is actually *GASP* updating their product line and trying to keep up with the competition?!? Bold Move indeed.
Sorry for the cynicism, but sending out a news released that you will sometime in the future replace your elderly transmissions with 6-speed autos is not the answer... talk is cheap. How about actually releasing that 6-speed in all your cars, and then talking about it. The dual-clutch system does sound interesting though. |
04-15-2008, 08:51 AM | #3 |
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From what I can glean from some Google searches, I think the powershift is supplied by Getrag, but I believe that Getrag is licensing the technology from Borg-Warner. Sorry for no hard web page links, but I didn't find any single web page to explain this clearly. If I remember correctly, the Evo X is doing the same thing for their version. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this anyone.
So nothing new, but at least it's already out there, and Ford just needs to implement it. Kudos to Ford for finally doing something that makes sense. And a high cruising gear is something I wish a lot more manufacturers would get into (listening Subaru?). |
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04-15-2008, 09:48 AM | #5 | |
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Detroit has a looooooooooong history of over-promising future developments and under-delivering. Where is that new fangled technology that Ford was touting just a few years ago where the exhaust fumes coming out of the tailpipe was supposedly cleaner than the air going into the car? Talk is cheap - lets actually see this new technology on the road today. |
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Should You Buy a Car With a Dual-Clutch Transmission? Not A a Ford
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The press release that nearly bankrupted Ford.. again. Anyone have high hopes for Ford over the next decade? Do they have anything worthwhile for 2020 other than the F-150 and Mustang? Will the Ranger keep them afloat?
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02-02-2019, 03:08 PM | #8 |
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I had Ford's DCT and now I have VW's DSG and the difference is night and day. VW's is smooth as silk and the *ONLY* time you notice any jerking is when you first pull away after having started the car.
Ford's DCT is another matter. It's completely earned all of the negative press and class action lawsuits that it's garnered. |
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Perhaps with the new Ford / VW partnership VW can share some of the knowledge related to programing of the DCT...
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The Powershift (made in Mexico) transmission is not a lot different than the MT82 (made in China) in that they are co-developed with Getrag but Ford builds them which is why both transmissions have been plagued with issues. It's easy to blame Mexico and China for poor manufacturing but it has to be noted that VW is building some of their DSG's in China and they don't have the widespread issues associated with the Powershift. I really like the Mustang and the Focus RS but Ford is amongst the worst when it comes to cutting corners and quality control so you can imagine why building their own transmissions has been somewhat of a disaster.
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The design itself wasn't the problem so much as it was the ****ty build quality and the faulty seals they installed in just about all of them. It would have to take a pretty special vehicle to get me back into a Ford at this point. Never again. |
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