GM Buying/Working on 8 Spd Auto Trans & DCT
11-12-2012, 11:58 PM
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GM Buying/Working on 8 Spd Auto Trans & DCT
While GM completes it's own 8 speed auto trans over the next year, in the interim it is buying one from Aisan. According to the GMauthority site, GM is also working on a seven speed manual trans and a seven speed DCT auto trans, as per below...
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2012/11/...transmissions/
Use of some of these transmissions in the C7 is mentioned in the short article. The article is interesting, though short on details.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2012/11/...transmissions/
Use of some of these transmissions in the C7 is mentioned in the short article. The article is interesting, though short on details.
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11-13-2012, 12:10 AM
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Good to see that a DCT is in the works!
11-13-2012, 03:37 AM
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The DCT stuff is old news, though. GM's been working on a DCT for a while to be used on small and low power engines.
They've been testing the C6R with a DCT too. But there hasn't been any news as far as a DCT for the production Corvette.
They've been testing the C6R with a DCT too. But there hasn't been any news as far as a DCT for the production Corvette.