Chrysler to invest $843 million to build nine-speed transmission

Why not a good CVT instead?

PS: Now Chrysler is picking up Audi styling cues?

because a cvt transmissions can not handle a lot of torque

Veyron, go drive a nissan

because a cvt transmissions can not handle a lot of torque

lol it's a fwd transmission, it's not like it's going to have a lot of torque anyway

Another slushbox, not DSG? What a waste.

Yea I would never touch a chrysler with a dsg

$843 million to build 9-speed transmission, really? Why not spend half of that and make your cars look and drive better. CVT, not a good idea.

lol 9 speed fwd transmission.

wow, this shows you how the big boys steal our tax money! Instead of spending all that money to improve their garbage, they want to build a 9 speed tranny, which will be nothing but a failure and that way another failed project with a big budget, they made their money and the public is screwed!! End of story.

What if this was benz releasing this info? Would your opinion be any different?

Yes it would be, its easy to spill garbage behind a screen name.

Why not one with ten or eleven, while they are at it ?!!!! ;)

lol that's what I was thinking, wouldn't it be easier to pair up a cheap light weight 5speed with an even cheaper smaller 2 speed?

LOL how about investing 843 million to build good cars instead?

I know Chrysler cars are NOT reliable at all because my family own before and known people who have them, it crap. But this new Chrysler look really good. I saw white one on the street it actually look really good.

If Chrysler want more people to buy their cars they need to spend that money on improving the quality and reliability of their cars instead of inventing this nine speed transmission.

Just what I expected...a bash fest, get a life girls.

Theman440 always remember, If Chrysler goes left, they should have gone right if they go right they should have gone left. Most of them don't even know whats going on.

Dont forget Chrysler is under new management, and so far so good i must add.

uaw, I agree

after having an 8 speed transmission with the IS-F i think 9 is a terrible idea.. the damn thing was always hunting for the right gear.. the one thing that it did help was gas mileage ( 25mpg hiway ) i liked the upshifting but felt down shifting was slow..

to me chrysler needs to focus more on quality than fuel economy. as long as consumption is not bad it will sell but if poor quality continues then they will have the same problem but now they have it with slow boring cars.

The 9 speed actually works quite well. The shifting is very quick [three gears to one on a normal trans] ZF claims is unnoticable to the driver. Because of the amount of gears [speeds] the engine can be tuned within its optimum efficency and will get 10% better fuel econmy.