Meet the super-powerful Double Clutch Transmission (DCT) made in Tremec.

Por Equipo MKT Tremec

2019-01-01

• It powers the newly announced 2020 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500.
• 7-speed box with a power of more than 700 horsepower.
• It was presented by Ford at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.

It is the most powerful Mustang produced by the brand in its entire history. With an output of more than 700 horsepower, this vehicle has a 5.2-liter super-charged V8 engine, manufactured with the latest technology in components and software, which, in combination, boost the performance of the engine allowing you to achieve an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in approximately 3 seconds and a quarter mile in less than 11 seconds.

Our dual-clutch technology enables perfect, computer-controlled timing similar to that of a Formula 1 vehicle engine, so shifting from one clutch to the other makes shifts imperceptible to the driver.

To detail …

The newly introduced GT500 has an innovative design, adding several components that improve the cooling and oil capacity of the system, as well as a cross-plane crank to support more power.

Likewise, it has an exclusive root-type compressor with an inverted design and an air outlet located in the upper part for a more compact packaging, which allows a more powerful air-to-liquid cooling, improving the constant performance of the vehicle.

"With this supercharged engine, the new Shelby GT500 takes the sixth-generation Mustang to a level of performance previously only reserved for exotic cars," said Hermann Salenbauch, Global Director of Ford Performance Vehicle Programs. The director of the brand added "it is the most powerful vehicle authorized to circulate (street legal) that we have manufactured to date, powered by a transmission with millimeter precision in the changes and capable of achieving an unprecedented speed".

About the DCT ...

For fans and high-level connoisseurs, automated manual transmissions are the ones to power super-sports cars like this GT500, capable of shifting gears in less than a tenth of a second, notably faster than any other manual gearbox.This new 7-speed dual-clutch transmission is computer controlled and offers the best of both worlds: superior power and torque transfer in conjunction with smart controls that open up new driving possibilities.

On behalf of Tremec, Matt Memmer, Director of Engineering, shared: “all the systems and subsystems, components and software that control the transmission were developed internally by a multidisciplinary team, with a shared know-how of collaborators from three different countries ".

Antonio Herrera, Managing Director of Tremec, added “our double clutch design combines the benefits of both technologies in a unique hybrid design. The result is changes that are perfectly tailored to the Shelby's performance modes and respond to the needs of each driver. "

Tremec, experience beyond time

Alejandro de la Barreda, CEO of KUO, remarked “we are extremely proud as a Group for this great achievement, I congratulate Antonio Herrera and the entire Tremec team that participated in the success of this project”.