Nameless
Well-Known Member
I get that point, what's bugging me about that is that some OEM manufacturers tend to "top" the torque to the "max torque" of the transmission even when that maximum torque is for a higher GVWR as you point out.Every time someone talks about transmission capacity they always zero in on one number and completely ignore all other important information about it. It's like trying to figure out how fast a car would be by looking at its horsepower number and completely ignoring how much the car weighs.
As jjw mentioned, transmission torque capacity is based on a max vehicle weight. The MT-82 for example was 'rated' at 369ft-lbs at approx 3,000-4,500kg GVWR which is substantially higher than the actual mustang weight and thus torque capacity.
For example (the first one that comes to my mind), the Polo GTI (Which I don't know it's not available in the States):
With a manual transmission it has up to 236lb-ft of torque, however if you decide to choose an "automatic" (The DSG DQ200) it tops at 184lb-ft which coincidentally happens to be maximum torque of the DQ200 (250Nm).
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