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It's A Crazy Automotive World
Collaborations between DC and GM, and GM and Ford... what's next...
Palestinians and Israelis celebrating holidays together? --- General Motors and DaimlerChrysler have signed their long-brewing deal to develop hybrid cars together, according to the Wall Street Journal. Announced last December and confirmed in contract on Monday, the deal will split hybrid development between the two companies. DaimlerChrysler will take the lead for rear-drive luxury cars, while GM will be responsible for developing the hybrid system to be used in trucks, SUVs, and front-drive cars and crossovers. The two-mode hybrid system is expected to boost fuel economy in vehicles up to 20 percent. The first vehicles to receive the systems in 2007 are the Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon sport-utes, followed by the Dodge Durango. GM's other joint venture in Detroit will produce a new six-speed automatic that will appear in the 2007 Saturn Aura sedan, the company announced on Thursday. The new gearbox will be known as the Hydra-Matic 6T70 in its GM iteration; it's being co-developed with Ford Motor Company, which is expected to put versions in its new mid-size and large sedans in the 2007 model year. The gearbox has been designed with front-drive and all-wheel drive, and transversely-mounted engines in mind, and could deliver a four-percent fuel-economy boost to some vehicles compared to GM's current crop of four-cylinder automatics. Tiptronic-style shifting has been built into the gearbox's electronics. --- Patrick '93 Cobra |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Collaborations between DC and GM, and GM and Ford... what's next... > Palestinians and Israelis celebrating holidays together? > > --- > > > GM's other joint venture in Detroit will produce a new six-speed > automatic that will appear in the 2007 Saturn Aura sedan, the company > announced on Thursday. The new gearbox will be known as the Hydra-Matic > 6T70 in its GM iteration; it's being co-developed with Ford Motor > Company, which is expected to put versions in its new mid-size and > large sedans in the 2007 model year. So what happened to the variable ratio (CVT and IVT) automatics? Thought they were going to be the answer to all this stuff? You do know Fords new 5 speed automatic is the old 4 speed with a different shift logic. Shifts first, first OD, second, third, forth and OD. Al |
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