New Fiat 9-speed auto box

young thomas replied on 04/01/2020 09:41

young thomas

Posted on 04/01/2020 09:41

had some time to kill at a dealer's yesterday and was invited to take out a new van with the latest Fiat auto box....9-speed torque converter unit not the robotised manual...and did about ten miles in it...

found it very smooth but, being a 9 speeder, the bottom couple of gears are pretty low, which means that moving away from junctions or roundabouts sees a couple of upchanges in just a short distance.

may be something you get used to but seemed like i wanted to put my foot down a bit more than in my manual 6 speeder...

however, sure to be a popular option.

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Dandy1 replied on 17/06/2020 14:19

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Posted on 30/01/2020 20:22 by Tinwheeler

It’s my understanding that until recently they were separate companies and elements of the vehicles, such as electronics, differed. It wasn’t simply a rebadging job.

Now that Peugeot/Citroen/Opel/Vauxhall have merged with Fiat, there’s a feeling in the industry that the 9 speed auto will probably be used by all, or so I’m told.

Posted on 17/06/2020 14:19

Well that's a merger that passed me by! The first four are part of the same organisation since their parent company, PSA, aquired the European operations of General Motors. Fiat, however, are entirely separate and are the major part of FCA, Fiat Chrysler Auto.