Richard truett covers technology and engineering for automotive news. Powershift name is the name for all of fords dual clutch transmission, which can have the term selectshift attached to the powershift name as well. Ford made the mistake of calling the powershift an automatic, without explaining to consumers that the transmission was really a manual. Ford gets the powershift dual clutch transmission right, but is it too. Dualclutch vs automatic transmissions understanding dct cj. Ford focus and ford fiesta powershift transmission settlement. Skoda, seat, ecoshift hyundai, pdk porsche, powershift ford, volvo, stronic. The confusingly named powershift transmission is a mixed bag. Well, powershift provides you with an automatic type experience with uninterrupted torque from the dualclutch, which consists essentially of two manual transmissions working in parallel, each with its own independent clutch unit. Automatic vs powershift transmissions faqs ford uk.
He likes his fords and has seen a my64 focus with the powershift box. Better fuel efficiency overall, manual transmission engines are less complex, weigh less, and have more gears than automatics. New document shows ford knew about its powershift transmission problem as early as 2014. Ford focus is slick package, but gearbox is a drag the.
In 2010, ford launched output of the powershift dualclutch automatic transmission for the 2011 ford fiesta. What owners got instead was a lurching, surging, and shuddering ride that has been the focus of multiple lawsuits and one settlement to date. The ford powershift gearboxes are built by getrag ford transmissions, a jointventure with getrag. A primer on ownerreported transmission problems and pending lawsuits for. The short story is that the powershift transmission is billed as an automatic transmission, but it really is a dualclutch manual transmission in disguise. But these transmissions also tend to slip the clutch like a manual when. What is the difference between an automatic transmission and a powershift transmission. Automatic vs manual transmission the transmission of a vehicle is the component thats responsible for transforming the power of an engine into wheel movement. The ford powershift is a sixspeed dual clutch, automated manual transmission produced by.
My experience with the the ford power shift dual clutch transmission focus and fiesta. The powershift is a dual clutch auto shift manual as opposed to a. Here we list the pros and cons of a manual versus an automatic transmission and discuss five common myths about manual transmission vehicles. In 2014, ford extended the powertrain warranty on affected fiesta and. The powershift transmission has some of the features of. Ford gets the powershift dual clutch transmission right. Find out and see which is right for you at edmunds. Dualclutch vs automatic transmissions understanding dct.
The worst complaints are bad hesitationjerking when starting from a stop position, shuddering in transmission, and. What is the difference between select shift and power shift. A mate is an automatic transmission specialist, i checked before buying my wifes jag which gearboxes to avoid. The end result is that youll end up getting more kilometres out of the petrol you pump in than you would with an automatic. The ford powershift is a sixspeed dual clutch semiautomatic transmission produced by the ford motor company. In ford cars what is the difference between powershift. One clutch carries the uneven gears 1, 3 and 5 and the other the even gears 2, 4 and 6. Automatic semiautomatic hydraulic manumatic electrohydraulic dual clutch continuously variable bicycle gearing derailleur gears hub gears v t e.
What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. If you are a current or former owner or lessee of a 20112016 ford fiesta or 20122016 ford focus vehicle that was equipped with a powershift transmission and was originally sold or leased in the united states including territories, you may be affected by a nationwide settlement that has been reached in litigation concerning the. The short story is that the powershift transmission is billed as an automatic transmission, but it really is a dualclutch manual transmission in. Automatic transmission trans action we take an indepth look at the new stingrays manual and automatic transmissions. Manual transmissions have been known to save drivers between 5% and 15% on their fuel costs. Powershift promised the fuel efficiency of a manual with the ease of an automatic transmission. By now it is a wellpublicized issue that fords powershift dualclutch automatic transmission has caused problems for owners of several model years. Ford introduced their 6speed dualclutch powershift transmission in 2010. Ford powershift equipped cars page 1 ford pistonheads. Our long termers automatic powershift gearbox costs.
Example from a focus order guide 6speed powershift automatic transmission with selectshift sst with thumb switch on gear shifter. A conventional automatic transmission is a hydraulically operated. Ive not driven a modern auto or dsg the last auto i set foot in was an e class merc. Powershift improves fuel efficiency by as much as 10 percent when compared to a conventional automatic. We drive the manual version of the v40 to see how it compares. A fivespeed manual transmission is standard, but a sixspeed automated. Different styles of transmissions have different methods for doing this, but people primarily talk about transmissions in terms of automatic or manual. My experience with the the ford power shift dual clutch.