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Opel is finally catching up to this trend for better gearboxes, as together with the new 1.0 SIDI Turbo engine they've also just revealed all-new six-speed gearbox.
"With a dry weight of only 37 kilograms, it is about 30 percent lighter than its current counterpart. It is also extremely compact, measuring just 375 mm along its axis," Opel says.
What counterpart? We're not exactly sure either, since the Adam only offers a 5-speed manual, but they do tell us that it will be used in a broad range of small and sub-compact Opel vehicles with engines rated at up to 220 Nm torque.
"Featuring superior shift quality, with a short lever travel and low shifting effort, the new transmission incorporates many of the refinements recently introduced on Opel’s next-generation gearboxes. These include gears with wide, asymmetrically-cut dog teeth, and triple-cone synchronizers for first/second gear, with double cones for third/fourth. Reverse gear is also synchronized," the German automaker boasts.
What counterpart? We're not exactly sure either, since the Adam only offers a 5-speed manual, but they do tell us that it will be used in a broad range of small and sub-compact Opel vehicles with engines rated at up to 220 Nm torque.
"Featuring superior shift quality, with a short lever travel and low shifting effort, the new transmission incorporates many of the refinements recently introduced on Opel’s next-generation gearboxes. These include gears with wide, asymmetrically-cut dog teeth, and triple-cone synchronizers for first/second gear, with double cones for third/fourth. Reverse gear is also synchronized," the German automaker boasts.
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