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05-06-2008, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Ford joins the hi-tech dual-clutch automatic gearbox brigade with its Powershift-equipped Focus in the UK.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi...owershift.html  Hopefully it wont be long before we see this sweet gearbox in Aus.. In particular I like the idea of this: a "red light on the Focus’s rev counter indicates the optimum time to change gear, and you simply pull the lever back to shift up"! |
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05-06-2008, 08:57 PM
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Old enough to know better
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Location: Melbourne
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Optimum time for what? Fuel economy? Or performance?
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06-06-2008, 09:50 AM
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I was also surprised to read that the Titanium spec model they tested is retailing for 20,000 pounds which is more than their ST retails... |
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06-06-2008, 01:16 PM
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Motorsport Guru
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This is welcome news and I thought I'd read somewhere previously that this new transmission was under joint development. I can't remember the other manufacturer that was involved.
Being restricted to driving Automatics only, I've thought that the Focus automatic is the best I've had so far, so it'd be interesting to see how this new one goes.
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Powershift - Dual clutch auto (DSG)
Linear Mode
