Originally Posted by Larietpsd

I know this may sound a little silly but the only thing about this trans that scares me is that gm was involved!! And I mean that

Originally Posted by YoGeorge

Rolls Royce used to use GM Turbo Hydramatic 400's in its cars because they were regarded as the best automatic transmissions available in their day. (They were also used on some Jaguars, Ferraris, and Bentleys.)

Powerglides are still widely used in modern drag race applications--although they are significantly modified.

I did have a '96 Savana van from hell with a 4L60E that got 7 new valve bodies and 3 new transmissions in 60k miles, however... I sold it very soon after my 60k warranty expired because of the trans and many other problems.

The Ford/GM joint FWD 6 speed has been mostly OK, with mostly software problems in its first couple years. (I believe it was introduced in 2007 in the Edge.) Interestingly, Ford and GM collaborated on the design(s), but each automaker builds its own transmissions. There is a lower torque version for the Escape and a bigger one for Edge and bigger vehicles.

The old Chrysler 727 Torqueflites were great for drag racing and sturdy, but I agree that their newer transmissions are troubled (and I just bought a Grand Caravan--for which I should buy an extended warranty).

BMW's should have manual transmissions I've got a '91 318is with a sweet Getrag 5 speed manual.

George

Originally Posted by elemint

I was thinking the opposite. Transmissions have Belen's Fords demise foot the last 30 years. From my experience, if you see 100 vehicles stuck on the side of the road with transmission failures, 80 of them will be fords.

Originally Posted by seventyseven250

TFL Truck has updated thier information after a release by Ford. Now looks like 470 ft-lbs for the 2017 F150 3.5L EcoBoost engine.
Ford Out-torques Chevy with 375 HP and 470 LB-FT for the 2017 Ford F-150 Next Gen. 3.5L EcoBoost V6 [Updated] ? The Fast Lane Truck

You can read the press release from ford here as well:
https://media.ford.com/content/fordm...-best-in-.html

Originally Posted by Tom

Well that's embarrassing. Release your next-gen numbers to much fanfare...wait a month and revise, all before production. Can they make up their mind already?