Waiting for the ten speed...
09-27-2014, 10:15 AM
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Waiting for the ten speed...
If it is well designed, it should help acceleration, gas mileage, as well as crawl speed in 4wd low.
It should also make purchase simpler because you won't have to choose between towing ability or highway mileage, one tranny and one axle ratio will do it all!
It should also make purchase simpler because you won't have to choose between towing ability or highway mileage, one tranny and one axle ratio will do it all!
09-27-2014, 04:39 PM
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The 10-speed will probably be a great transmission by its 3rd year of production. There's a chance it might be great from the start, but I'll happily take the big improvement of the "old school" 6-speed over my "much older-school" 4R75W 4-speed in my '07, and have a transmission that's had a few years of refinement in the market. If they announce the 10-speed for the 3.5 Ecoboost in the 2016 trucks, I'll probably decide between a late '15 and keeping my '07 another year.
09-27-2014, 07:54 PM
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2016 calender year and 2017 model year.
09-28-2014, 12:43 AM
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I don't expect the ten speed tranny to transform the truck into a do-it-all wonder, but it is progress and should make the truck better.
In the past, the big three have introduced trannys and engines without the development work and brainpower that are generally used today.
These days, lets hope they are smart enough to release products that really advance the state of the art.
If Ford doesn't do it, someone else will.
In the past, the big three have introduced trannys and engines without the development work and brainpower that are generally used today.
These days, lets hope they are smart enough to release products that really advance the state of the art.
If Ford doesn't do it, someone else will.
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09-28-2014, 12:54 AM
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I don't expect the ten speed tranny to transform the truck into a do-it-all wonder, but it is progress and should make the truck better.
In the past, the big three have introduced trannys and engines without the development work and brainpower that are generally used today.
These days, lets hope they are smart enough to release products that really advance the state of the art.
If Ford doesn't do it, someone else will.
In the past, the big three have introduced trannys and engines without the development work and brainpower that are generally used today.
These days, lets hope they are smart enough to release products that really advance the state of the art.
If Ford doesn't do it, someone else will.
09-28-2014, 01:04 AM
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Yes, GM and Ford are together on this. GM is doing a 9 speed FWD version, and Ford is doing a 10 speed RWD version.
And don't count GM out. They have a new, conventional torque-converter automatic in the Corvette that shifts faster than the fine dual-clutch auto in the Porsche 911.
As for power handling ability, the parts are designed up to the maximum power expected. If you throw more power at it, then you have to upgrade all parts of the powertrain, including the transmission.
This is America, we can do it if we put our minds to it.
And don't count GM out. They have a new, conventional torque-converter automatic in the Corvette that shifts faster than the fine dual-clutch auto in the Porsche 911.
As for power handling ability, the parts are designed up to the maximum power expected. If you throw more power at it, then you have to upgrade all parts of the powertrain, including the transmission.
This is America, we can do it if we put our minds to it.
09-28-2014, 01:07 AM
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