6G Mustang 10 speed?

[DeColores]

Is this Mustang designed to hold the future Ford/GM 10 speed transmission? I wonder how much bigger the challengers 8 speed is compare to their old 6?

Do you think if the 10 speed auto comes to the Mustang it will have to wait until next new design G7?

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DeColores

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[L8APEX]

Not happening. That many gears is not for performance, its to maximize fuel economy.

 

[14MustangV6]

Not happening. That many gears is not for performance, its to maximize fuel economy.

Doesn't it help performance, too? The higher gears help the fuel economy, but the lower gears would increase acceleration, too.

I would be pretty shocked if the Mustang doesn't have an 8-speed or a 10-speed in a few years. The current transmissions are great, but Ford needs to keep up with the fuel economy gains other companies are seeing from these newer transmissions.

 

[Sal JC]

10 Speed Automatic Transmission for 2016?

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php/10-speed-automatic-3904.html?highlight=speed

That many gears is not for performance, its to maximize fuel economy.

I said the same thing.. everybody jumped down my throat. It's does help performance a little but the primary reason for 8-10 spds is still fuel economy.

 

[OppoLock]

Doesn't it help performance, too? The higher gears help the fuel economy, but the lower gears would increase acceleration, too.

I would be pretty shocked if the Mustang doesn't have an 8-speed or a 10-speed in a few years. The current transmissions are great, but Ford needs to keep up with the fuel economy gains other companies are seeing from these newer transmissions.

Correct. For a road car, technically speaking, more gears are better provided there isn't a big penalty for weight and reliability.

 

[w3rkn]

Correct. For a road car, technically speaking, more gears are better provided there isn't a big penalty for weight and reliability.

Well..

More gears work well with turbos & a NEW 9/10 speed gearbox might be lighter. I think the new gearbox will be kinda special.

 

[Twin Turbo]

I don't think I've read a single report on a new 8/9 speed gearbox upgrade (whether that be the Challenger......any recent BMW........Aston Martin........even Land Rover) where the testers bemoan the additional gears.

If done right, it seems a win/win. Better fuel economy, lower emissions, better acceleration, higher top speed. And they have all improved the drive/feel of the car.

From press reports, the 10-speed is in development between Ford and GM now. I really hope the 6th gen Camaro uses it next year.........and then hopefully we'll see it in the Mustang for either the '17MY or the '18MY refresh.

 

[Sal JC]

^ win/win is good, all for it. I'd even rather see an aluminum body/6 spd like the '15 F150. Takes 700lbs off, even half of that off the Mustang would be amazing. A 350 lb lose would probably do more for fuel economy & definitely more for performance. Having some extra lower gears helps acceleration but less weight helps everything.
Of course that would prabably cost too much cause either way the Mustang is a lower volume car than the rest so it's usually last to get anything. It definitely won't get a new transmission before the F150. Chrysler's been using the 8spd for five years and they're only now starting to put it in the Challenger and Charger/v8.

 

[STAMPEDE]

The extra gears means more closely spaced gearing which helps keep the engine at peak efficiency for better performance and mpgs.

 

[FreddyG]

I don't think I've read a single report on a new 8/9 speed gearbox upgrade (whether that be the Challenger......any recent BMW........Aston Martin........even Land Rover) where the testers bemoan the additional gears.

If done right, it seems a win/win. Better fuel economy, lower emissions, better acceleration, higher top speed. And they have all improved the drive/feel of the car.

From press reports, the 10-speed is in development between Ford and GM now. I really hope the 6th gen Camaro uses it next year.........and then hopefully we'll see it in the Mustang for either the '17MY or the '18MY refresh.

I'd bet that we'll see the Vette 8 speed in next gen Camaro's.

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