When will Ford offer an 8-speed auto like Chevy and Dodge?

[SILVER GT]

I haven't even heard of one for these cars in the pipeline. Is Ford just going to continue to use the (very good) 6R80 for the future?

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[Twin Turbo]

No, they are developing a 10-speed auto. Hopefully it'll be ready for the '17 or '18MY

 

[Ultrakla$$ic]

No, they are developing a 10-speed auto. Hopefully it'll be ready for the '17 or '18MY

Like this????

 

[Chameleon]

10 speed seems overkill.

 

[1320']

10 speed seems overkill.

CAFE dude, CAFE.

They have raise fuel economy with either more gears, AFM or DI...or all of the above

 

[SILVER GT]

10 gears? So a nice downshift to pass will have to drop down like 4 gears LOL.

 

[Asharus]

if they come out with an 8 speed auto, i would consider buying it the next time around. even though it's boring AF, it would be fun to take to the 1/4 mile and also do some stoplight racing with it.

just take a look at how much faster the challenger scat pack auto is compared to the 6 speed manual.

 

[ilkhan]

As above, they'll go straight to a 10 speed auto.
Details: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/12/saturation-dive-ford-10-speed-transmission-power-flow/

 

[Rogues Gambit]

I like things simple, 6 is good enough

As for CAFE, screw the government and their tyrannical ways

 

[Simon]

I think 10 speed is waaaay to much. When 8 speeds came around I thought it was already at the maximum. 10 speed is going to have shifts every 700 RPMS or something?

 

[Twin Turbo]

I've experienced the latest 8-speed ZF in a BMW 235i and it is a SUPERB gearbox, managing to be in the right gear for any occasion. It makes the 6-speed in my BMW 535 feel ancient, slow and cumbersome. You can bet ZF will be going for a 10-speed next time around.

Jumping straight to a 10-speed probably future-proofs the Ford auto g/box for a good few years. I'm looking forward to it and it is probably the one thing that would prevent my from buying an S550 right now.

Land Rover already use a 9-speed in some of their cars.

I'm surprised there's so much negativity towards what could be an absolute corker of a gearbox for the Mustang!

 

[Asharus]

yep, like i said, an 8 or 10 speed gearbox would make me jump from the manual bandwagon.

 

[3AlarmStang]

21 speeds here we come.....

 

[MichaelKael]

As long as they dont go with a 10 speed manual, I dont really mind whatever they decide to go with for the auto :lol:

 

[pinero61]

I'm sure so of the gears will be reserved as passing gears, and will not be used during normal acceleration or cruising.

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