December 26, 2006 (Note 2:Excursus)
October 23, 2006
JATCO Ltd
Newly developed 6-speed automatic transmission for
FWD vehicles
JATCO Ltd(president: Shigeo Ishida,
headquarters: Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, capitalization: \29,935.3 million), Automatic Transmissions and Continuously
Variable Transmissions (AT/CVT) manufacturer, announces that it has
developed a new 6-speed automatic transmission (AT) for front-wheel drive (FWD)
vehicles.
In spite of an increase in torque capacity and ratio coverage of some 10%,
we succeeded in downsizing the overall length and weight of the newly developed
FWD 6-speed AT by about 10%.
Compared to
conventional 5-speed AT, it supports powerful starting and acceleration
performance in the low to medium speed range by using close gear ratios and
expanding the ratio coverage while realizing both better fuel efficiency and
quieter running operation in the high speed range.
The new 6-speed AT
is being produced in the Yagi area (Yagi-cho, Nantan-city, Kyoto Prefecture)
and will be supplied to RENAULT, NISSAN and MITSUBISHI.
| 1. Product name |
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| 2. Characteristics |
(1)
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Expanded ratio coverage
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Starting & acceleration performance enhanced by
expanding the total gear ratio of low gear
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Improved high speed fuel consumption and quieter running
operation by expanding the total gear ratio of high gear
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(2)
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Light &
compact
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About 10%
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Front-to-rear
length
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About 5%
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Weight
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About 10%
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Note: Compared to conventional
FWD 5-speed AT (JATCO products)
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3. Car models
to be equipped |
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RENAULT
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SCENIC, GRAND
SCENIC
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QASHQAI
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MITSUBISHI
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OUTLANDER
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Note: |
Cut models of the newly developed FWD 6-speed AT will be exhibited at our company booth at “FISITA 2006 Exhibition” to be held on Monday-Thursday, October 23 -26, 2006. |
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December 26, 2006 Excursus |
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Note 2: |
The newly developed FWD 6-speed AT is based on Lepelletier System. |
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