Development expense. It would need to be very fast (like a performance dual clutch), and nothing else they're working on requires that, including the 10 speed. The 7 speed DCT from the Ford GT could be easily adapted to this car.
why would it need to be a DCT The XKR GT and F Type R have gotten great reviews for the transmission feel and performance with a ZF 8 speed.
Did you read what I posted? It's not that you can't get that performance out of an auto, you can, it's that they don't have a conventional auto with that kind of performance and won't develop one bespoke for the GT350.
Most DCT, especially the ones in Porsche, are transaxles, or rear mounted transmission, not behind the engine. If Ford put the transaxle in the back of the GT350, it would do wonders for weight distribution and could be both a manual or semi automatic. Not sure if the PDKs in the Porsche are different, but they are rear mounted.
cost
And lack of interest
And Ford has a transmission plant for their auto transmissions and guarantees on work for them in the UAW contract. Extremely unlikely they would buy a trans given they've already spent the money on the DCT mechanical and calibration development.
Ford can and will outsource transmissions if needed. Ford GT both in the last and upcoming version will use outsourced transmissions. I don't think they will, but its most certainly an option if they wished it.
That's a manual transmission. For torque converter autos, which get built primarily in Livonia, MI, things are different. Anyway...
You snicked but look what chevy did to the Z06 name.
