Ford & GM team up to build 9 and 10-speed transmissions

[Jbird]

http://www.gizmag.com/ford-gm-9-10-speed-transmissions/27103/

I guess since the new Chrysler 200 has a 9-speed ZF tranny, they have to up their game



I have one question about that one in the 2015 Chrysler 200. It uses a rotary knob to select park, reverse, etc, right? And the 'selections' are P, R, N, and D (and S for the 200S & 200C with a V-6 and paddle shifters).

So my question is, if you are going down a mountain road and want to control your speed with the tranny instead of riding your brakes, how do you do it? There is no selector to shift down on it.

 

[bsman]

Is this getting to be like razors?

 

[Mark Wein]

I have one question about that one in the 2015 Chrysler 200. It uses a rotary knob to select park, reverse, etc, right? And the 'selections' are P, R, N, and D (and S for the 200S & 200C with a V-6 and paddle shifters).

So my question is, if you are going down a mountain road and want to control your speed with the tranny instead of riding your brakes, how do you do it? There is no selector to shift down on it.

My wife test drove a Ram truck last weekend as part of a dealership event that had that trans in it and hated the rotary shifter thing. I had never heard of it before.

 

[Steverino]

So my question is, if you are going down a mountain road and want to control your speed with the tranny instead of riding your brakes, how do you do it? There is no selector to shift down on it.

Just push "second" or, if you're really in a sporting mood, "first"

 

[Tig]

Well at least they aren't pushing the CVT crap.