How many gears is enough
But how many gears is too many? Currently, ZF has a nine-speed auto on the market, but I still think eight is the perfect number of gears for and automatic gearbox.
But how many gears is too many? Currently, ZF has a nine-speed auto on the market, but I still think eight is the perfect number of gears for and automatic gearbox.
AutoExpress UK and BMWBLOG chatted with Klaus Frolich, head of small and midsize cars at BMW. Among many topics, the latest ZF-built 9-speed gearboxes came to front.
Nine forward speeds appears, on the surface, to be overkill. ZF has been rather coy with the details of the new gearbox, but some bits of information seem to be becoming available, if not from ZF directly.
At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, ZF announced their latest and greatest transmission, a 9-speed automatic gearbox.
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