All Hat No Cattle

Did not put this in the 2015 section because it is 2016 stuff, so here goes.

The MyFord magazine that arrived today says this:

1) The 2016 Raptor will be aluminum, with the 3.5 Eco standard, and a 10-speed automatic transmission. Standard in 2016 F-150 also? Hope so. Due Fall of 2016.

2) The 2016 Ford GT will come with a 3.5 Eco engine and a 7 speed paddle shifter. This vehicle is beautiful!!

venatic

We're going to have as many gears as a semi pretty soon.

xlttune

If they are going to put that many gears in something, might as well make it a manual so it can be enjoyed.

mk99

Ten gear changes, bet the enjoyment would wear thin in a hurry.

strokin7.3

I bet the stock transmission programming will suck and it'll be in 10th gear at 35mph.

Still wish ford would make another manual trans for the trucks.

tanked_darren

Better than the automatic 4 speeds of yore.

Might have to trade up

Sock Puppet

That'll give 'em a couple of years to work out the bugs before I'm in the market in '18.

WestsydeGuy

Ahhhh the olden days when automatics had just 2 or 3 gears.
Then we jumped up to 4, 5, 6, and now soon to 10.
I see transmission parts so small they become unable to take the stress, and lots of transmission failures.

CreepinDeth

More in between gears helps keep the RPM's down and that equates to less fuel used.
It's a good thing in the long run to conserve fuel and help propel vehicles to greater fuel efficiency.

Look at how far we have come in truck fuel efficiency in the last ~35 years alone since overdrives debuted.

MPG's on those 2 or 3 speeds was abysmally 1/3rd of where it is now.
That's not even talking the horsepower / torque assessment that is FAR greater now.
With advancements in technology comes more complexity as always.

Quite the opposite.

Transmissions today are larger then ever, and stronger then ever.
Go pickup a 3 speed manual, and compare it to even a 6 speed manual in a vehicle class similar.

The torque capacity of a 6R80 Vs any ancient 60's transmission behind todays motors ???
A normal F100 transmission from the 60's would be clunky and destroyed behind today's EcoBoost or 5.0L

mk99

I guess you don't remember the C6 or the TH400.