Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 4m 12d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 07/06/05 11:20 AM Share Posted 07/06/05 11:20 AM Posted by UNV7 Quote well I caught up with a mate last night, I was able to extract a little info on the mentioned driveline combo...He has driven the new auto in the xr6t, he doesn't know the power output of the new xr6t, but mated with the new auto, he said the thing is an absolute rocket, he thinks it's faster than anything ford have currently got on sale.His described the auto as being a little weird in the way it changes gears, almost not being able to feel the change occuring, almost cvt like.that's all I was able to establish...exciting times. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/06/05 12:09 PM Share Posted 07/06/05 12:09 PM That sounds awesome. Can't wait until we get a drive!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-260733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi fordxr5turbodotcom Member 892 Member For: 21y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: Point Cook, Vic Posted 07/06/05 01:48 PM Share Posted 07/06/05 01:48 PM I have a mate who works @ Prodrive and I was fortunate enough to take a nice long cruise in a GT with the new 6 speed installed for a rough testing life ... He's pretty secretive about the things @ Prodrive but I asked the right questions... Needless to say it was smooth and very nice... I was most impressed with cruising down the highway @ 100 ks and sitting on 1500 rpm...On a side note I took him for a spin when I installed my ShiftKit and he was suitably impressed... with my brakes (PBR Kit)... and he's one of the brake guys @ Prodrive so he's use to Brembos and the like... I should have known he was going to hit the anchors *hard* when he got behind the wheel heh... needless to say I nearly headbutted the dashboard... I forget how good the brakes are as all I ever really do is feather them lightly... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-260778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 22y 29d Posted 08/06/05 02:55 AM Share Posted 08/06/05 02:55 AM How did the accelleration feel?? Surely the 6 speed must have a shorter first gear than the current 4 speed.Ross Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-260931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 6m 18d Posted 08/06/05 07:08 AM Share Posted 08/06/05 07:08 AM I wonder if a six speed auto would have the same gear and final drive ratios as the T56 6 speed manual. Is there any reason why it wouldn't? If not, then what diff ratio would it use, shorter or taller? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ute Member 442 Member For: 21y 12d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 08/06/05 09:28 AM Share Posted 08/06/05 09:28 AM Sounds good, looking forward to seeing how they go when released Shane Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cikas Team HgAg Member 616 Member For: 20y 5m 24d Location: Rockingham W.A Posted 08/06/05 10:38 AM Share Posted 08/06/05 10:38 AM Sweet Sounds good so far.. Know I gotta decide on what to get next 6 speed manual or auto... This aint for a while so hopefuly there wont be any probs with the auto when it comes out..cikas Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 08/06/05 12:06 PM Share Posted 08/06/05 12:06 PM Miyagi said: ... I was most impressed with cruising down the highway @ 100 ks and sitting on 1500 rpm...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Seriously? That's higher geared than the Commodes! It means a diff ratio in the order of 2.6:1 if my info on the transmission ratios is correct. There's no guarantee of that of course!!I had heard that Ford are bringing back a 9" diff - NO, not the old 9 incher, but similar in pinion and ring gear dimensions. This allows for higher ratios without sacrificing strength/durability. I was expecting something like a 3:1 ratio but 2.6 .... f@rk!cdm> I'm told the box is going to be very very close if not identical to the Jag's. The ratios for the Jag are:-4.172.341.521.140.870.69With a 3:1 diff this would give 57km/h per 1000rpm in top - this is about what I expected ... BUT from what Miyagi has said ... 66km/h per 1000 rpm in top if it is doing just 1500rpm @100km/h. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 6m 18d Posted 08/06/05 08:59 PM Share Posted 08/06/05 08:59 PM Cheers turbo, I was hoping it may have gone the other way like a 3.83 so we could replace the 3.46 diff ratio (mk1 manual) in earlier cars for a bit better acceleration. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 20y 1m 5d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 08/06/05 09:08 PM Share Posted 08/06/05 09:08 PM With the manual 6 speed you are doing just under 2000 at 100k in 6th, which is ideal as it is just under where boost seems to kick in, so a touch over and the boost kicks in (for safe overtaking of course on a private driveway). Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/18095-review-of-xr6t-with-6-speed-auto/#findComment-261263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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