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Proton, a Malaysian automotive company, has recently announced that the new X70 SUV model will be equipped with a 7-speed DCT transmission, and before its official release, the automaker invited a group of media reporters to China for the purpose of learning more about the new transmission solution.

It seems like dedicated fans of the Corvette family put up with the fact that there won’t be a manual option for the C8 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette. In a recent interview, Tadge Juechter, the head of the Corvette Engineering Department, confirmed that the decision to stick with the automatic transmission option only for the C8 is backed by vital arguments.

It seems that scandalous newspaper headlines related to the ill-fated Powershift (DPS6) transmission are not going to stop haunting Ford in the near future. Moreover, several Ford ex-workers recently confirmed that the defectiveness of this transmission was not a big secret even during a testing stage of this unit. And now a new story hit the headlines.

Eaton has announced that the company plans to stop production of its Procision dual-clutch automated transmission. Eaton representatives did not provide any significant details, just noting that the transmission would be produced only until the end of this year, adding that all customers had been informed about this decision in advance.

Magna has designed and provides a cutting-edge dual-clutch (DCT) 8-speed transmission (named as 8DCL900) for the SF90 Stradale model - Ferrari’s 1-st plug-in hybrid sports car ever – with the purpose of ensuring better torque and gear shifting capacity.

Magna International recently sealed a major deal on delivery of transmission solutions with BMW Group. It is referred to supply of FWD dual-clutch transmissions (including hybrid solutions). It is considered to be the biggest deal in Magna’s history.

The recently released 2020 Corvette C8 is notable for a variety of remarkable technical features, including an advanced 8-speed DCT transmission. Now, we have a great chance to get more insight into peculiarities of this gear shifting solution thanks to a document that specifies desirable fluid for the DCT lubrication.

Sypris Technologies Inc., a producer and vendor of drivetrains and related parts, has reported that it has received an order to deliver specific elements, which will be used for production of a new sports car transmission (presumably an 8-speed DCT transmission).

In recent months, issues with the Powershift DCT transmission in Ford’s Fiesta and Focus models have become a front-page news of automotive magazines and this scandal has gained a snowball effect on the American Auto Giant. To address the problem, Ford has announced the clutch warranty extension on the affected models by 2 years or 40 thousand miles, to a total of 7 years or 100 thousand miles.

Earlier this week, Ford has released new technical info on powertrain characteristics of its anticipated GT500, namely 5.2-liter supercharged V8 and new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. In this article, we will focus on the transmission solution implemented in the new Mustang model.

The long-awaited 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been recently presented to the public. This supercar is equipped with a wide range of technical features and special attention should be given to the transmission unit, namely an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.

The recent investigation on Powershift transmission issues in Ford Fiesta and Focus models, conducted by Detroit Free Press, revealed that the company was fully aware of issues with the gear shifting unit even before both models hit the market.

Progress does not stand still as new technologies emerge in the automotive industry every day. Special attention should be paid to significant achievements of automobile engineers in the field of automobile technologies. Pre-selective transmission technologies gained significant popularity with the release of DSG6 and DSG7 transmissions designed by Volkswagen.

Recently, some new details related to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, assumed to find application on the C8 Corvette, were posted on the Internet It is referred to the patent application from GM recently released online on the Mid Engine Corvette Forum.

Hyundai officially presented its Veloster N model more than a year ago, however, the company’s test-driving team has been recently spotted testing a new prototype near the Nurburgring. And it seems like Hyundai considers adding a new transmission option for its hot hatch.

Recently, the approaching release of the new mid-engine Corvette C8 has been widely headlined in internet media. According to the latest rumors, the new C8 model will be equipped with an 8-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT) used in the Porsche 918.

TREMEC has recently presented its new dual-clutch transmission solution named TR-9070 DCT. The new product is notable for impressive operating characteristics with the maximum torque of 900 Nm (664 lb-ft) and extremely rapid gear shifting (less than 1/10 of a second).

Nowadays, the world’s leading car manufacturers actively install pre-selective gearboxes (also known as DSG or robotic gearboxes) in their new car models.This type of transmission is considered to be an ideal substitute for traditional automatic transmissions and CVTs. In this article, we will review a bright DSG option – S-tronic.

The German company Schaeffler recently expanded the LuK RepSet 2CT repair kit line for dual-clutch transmissions with kits for Fiat, Renault and Smart cars, and for some VW models.

Apart from one short video, Ford has been quite secretive about the future Mustang Shelby GT 500. But recently, Ford has hosted a dealers’ conference in Las Vegas and some information about new Ford models has leaked out.