8HP 8-speed-automatic transmission
Marvel of innovation with 8 gears
ZF has developed a new automatic car transmission with eight speeds that can achieve 6% fuel savings. The priority aim in development, however, was not the maximum number of gears, but minimum consumption.
An improvement on currently available technology
ZF engineers had set the bar high to produce a new benchmark for automatic car transmissions. The second generation of the ZF 6HP 6-speed transmission, that entered production only in 2006, defines standards that are hard to top: reaction times faster than human perception, direct engine linkage by early-stage torque converter lock-up and intelligent, adaptive control software, that almost reads the driver's intentions from his foot. But the new transmission is capable of even more - it saves (even more) fuel. It also guarantees ultimate driving enjoyment, as well as the variability needed to be able to use future technologies.
Further information
Contact
Holger Kirsch
Presse Technik
Tel. +49 7541 77-2488
Fax. +49 7541 77-90 2488
E-mail:
holger.kirsch@zf.com
