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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...I'd like to see a true 6-speed mechanical gear box that automatically "shifted" between gears using hydraulics and simultaneously used a ferro-fluid (electromagnetic) "clutch"--both under computer control, ie: an automatic gear box!
...no 'planetary' sun gears or 'clutching' "bands" for me!
...I want solid "metal-on-metal" gears and 100% solid electro-fluid-mechanical "torque" lockup!
P.S.--Corvette already uses ferro-fluid viscus coupling for variable, while-driving, control of shock absorber response.
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That's what the Ford PowerShift 6 speed automatic is. It's an electronically clutched and shifted 6 speed dual-clutch manual gearbox. No Torque Converter, no ATF - just gears.