New Fiat 9-speed auto box

Sound good to me, just a case of getting used to the vehicle's brain optimising appropriate gearing. 

As an aside I'd often wondered why some manufacturer has not developed a CVT system like that once used by Daf. 

these new fx gearboxes have to learn the way the driver drives (sounds stupid I know) but a pal had one and he drove on  daily basis and when wife drove she said was horrible to use. he did like to put his foot down. my 8 speeder in the jeep is brilliant.  

Ford used the DAF Variomatic type of gearbox years ago in their Fiesta .... I've had the misfortune to encounter this type of variable drive at work but fortunately industry has moved away from this kind of drive in favour of direct drive & electrickery

Are not Peugeot motorhome base vehicles just a rebranded Fiat?

If so then technically Fiat ought to be able to put their licenced built ZF 9HP auto into that.

Therefore I expect it is all down to a branding decision if they see the Peugeot buyer as sufficiently an auto box person, or leave the auto as a premium feature of the Fiat brand.

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.

Our Wrangler learns the terrain, as well as the driver. It performs quite differently after a trip to Dartmoor for a while after we return. Clever stuff!

How long, or over what distance does this learning take place so the characteristics of earlier would not be there and the new matched nature be in place?

OH usually mutters for a couple of days after we get back from climbing hills, but only if we are back to shorter trips around home. You can hear/feel the car hunting for best gear, but once you help it along a couple of times, it soon gets the message. We have long, big hills around us, Dartmoor tends to be short and sharper, more twists and turns. 

Just to clarify, electric vehicles don't have gear boxes, neither manual nor auto although there may be a single fixed cog to get the transmission speed correct. That’s one of the numerous advantages of EVs - no combustion engine, fuel system, exhaust, gearbox etc. Speed is controlled by the electronics supplying the motor. Unfortunately battery operated motorhomes present a lot of challenges for present battery technology so I don’t think we will see them as viable options for some time.

Back on topic, yes, it’s a bit annoying that Peugeot don't do an auto box although personally I am happy with a manual on the motorhome despite not having owned a manual car for about 40 years.

This box has been around since approx 2014 introduced in Jeep and the land rover mid size SUVs. I have found my 2014 Jeep version to be reliable. The box seems to try and keep rpm between 1500-2000. Good for economy I guess 70 mph on the motorway is 1600 rpm. Will even get into 9th towing 1550kg on the level at 60. The engine is the fiat jtdII so sounds similar to the new van. My all up towing train weight is around 3.5t I get 23-28mpg depending on wind/terrain towing at legal max speeds.