Mercedes Working On Nine-Speed Automatic

According to senior engineering sources from Daimler, the new 9-speed automatic will be introduced on large-capacity engines. The 9-speed transmission is reported to have huge improvements in fuel-economy and CO2 emissions.

According to those same sources, the new slush-box will be used on large displacement engines, meaning that it ...
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SHOWTIME - 7/19/2010 4:33:08 PM

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9 Spd? That's it? Bicycles come with 26-spd!

WorldofLuxury - 7/19/2010 4:53:08 PM

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aha

I didn't read the article, so I assume this isn't like that one GM article about a nine speed with 8 forward and 1 reverse.

pennfootball - 7/19/2010 5:10:22 PM

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ya well mine's got a 10 speed and another has a 21 speed

Bmw8ter - 7/19/2010 6:57:05 PM

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When the Gillette Mach 3 came out the razor world came to a dead stop. You'd never need more than 3 blades. But oh no, then is was 4. Then 5. Now my razor has 6 blades, and sucks more than ever because of the blade spacing. Clearly excess has it's limits.

holmstar - 7/20/2010 3:57:15 PM

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You should read the Onion article: http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades,11056/

Bmw8ter - 7/20/2010 7:58:37 PM

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holmstar...that was an awesome post. Really. Who needs more than what is reasonable and efficient.

I still think the Mach 3 is still the best razor ever with the Schick Extreme 3 disposable a very close second.

Yonder7 - 7/19/2010 7:15:08 PM

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It will have a good economy...clearly is oriented to get more range.

0to60 - 7/19/2010 10:36:32 PM

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When will it end. 8 is enough

rxh8me9000 - 7/19/2010 10:56:10 PM

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Offer a 6spd manual and call it a day. Seriously 6 is enough. Engineers get bored and want to add 12 gears to a tranny when they should be focusing on the handling,feel and getting the stability control to fully turn off :(

F1_Driver - 7/20/2010 12:48:15 AM

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This is getting ridiculous. When you have that many gears, you might as well call it continuously variable transmission (CVT).

Agent63 - 7/20/2010 6:21:03 AM

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Oh come on ladies, stop bickering about this. Let them do it and see how it works. No one's complaining they were the first to implement 3-point seat belts, first to sue sat-nav (which many consumers use today), and others. It will be some time before we see this in any Merc and it will most likely be introduced in the near-flagship or flagship models first.

Lexxxus - 7/20/2010 2:36:44 PM

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So...we should expect Lexus to counter with a 10-speed by say....2013? This is getting out of control. I think my 6 speed is enough.

thstone - 7/20/2010 4:04:15 PM

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Obviously the goal is to keep the engine RPM low and allow the torque of the big engines to do the work - thus saving fuel compared to higher revving 6,7, or 8 speed gearboxes.

The question is how much benefit in mpg can be gained by the addition of one more gear? I am thinking that my definition of "huge" gains is different that what the 9-speed will actually attain (as compared to a 7 or 8 spd).