6AT For S2000? Vtec.net story
10-31-2001 | 01:22 AM
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6AT For S2000? Vtec.net story
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http://www.vtec.net/news/items/882.html
http://www.vtec.net/news/items/882.html
Submitted by TOV News on October 29, 2001 at 11:45:51:
The autoascii24.com website is reporting that during the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda announced the planned availability of a 6-speed ZF-sourced automatic transmission for the S2000.
Here is the link for the article on autoascii24.com autoacsii24.com
And HondaF1.vtec.net's Matt Rinehart has provided a translation below:
A six speed AT will be added to the S2000. The best candidate for the transmission is German transmission maker's ZF's 6-speed AT.
ZF's transmissions are used in BMW's & MB's as OEM.
It has a high level "speed change control system", but it has never been used in domestic (JDM) cars because of the high price.
The S2000 possibly can be the first car with the ZF transmission.
Also, just below that bit, Honda's President, Yohsino, commented that the CTR and S2000 will have a custom color plan available for Japan.
The autoascii24.com website is reporting that during the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda announced the planned availability of a 6-speed ZF-sourced automatic transmission for the S2000.
Here is the link for the article on autoascii24.com autoacsii24.com
And HondaF1.vtec.net's Matt Rinehart has provided a translation below:
A six speed AT will be added to the S2000. The best candidate for the transmission is German transmission maker's ZF's 6-speed AT.
ZF's transmissions are used in BMW's & MB's as OEM.
It has a high level "speed change control system", but it has never been used in domestic (JDM) cars because of the high price.
The S2000 possibly can be the first car with the ZF transmission.
Also, just below that bit, Honda's President, Yohsino, commented that the CTR and S2000 will have a custom color plan available for Japan.
10-31-2001 | 11:22 AM
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I don't know if it'll have SS, but I remember reading about the BMW 7 series that will have this. They said that the tranny will perform better than a manual, by making quicker shifts than a manual could ever do. I think that's what it said.
10-31-2001 | 12:28 PM
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Originally posted by alex2364
I hope it's like the F1 tranny in the BMW M3 and Ferrari 360 Modena
I hope it's like the F1 tranny in the BMW M3 and Ferrari 360 Modena
and prolly make the s2k a great steady performer on the track...
10-31-2001 | 02:12 PM
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ZF is a transmission manufactuer. They make the transmission for the new E65 7 series, which in NOT an SMG system, but merely a true automatic with a torque convertier and 6 forward gears. It will probably have a manual shift mode, like SS.
ZF makes the manual trasmissions for 328/330/530 BMWs already. They have less than 14% power loss, so they are pretty good.
ZF makes the manual trasmissions for 328/330/530 BMWs already. They have less than 14% power loss, so they are pretty good.
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