FORD ANNOUNCES NEW TORQSHIFT 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRUCK TRANSMISSION
DEARBORN, Mich., May 28, 2002 – Ford Motor Company will introduce a new 5-speed automatic truck transmission called TorqShift® in early 2003.
6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel V-8 engine
TorqShift 5-speed automatic transmission and 6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel
TorqShift 5-speed automatic transmission
6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel V-8 engine and TorqShift automatic transmission
6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel V-8 engine
The 5-speed TorqShift is a newly designed automatic transmission scheduled for production this fall at Ford's Sharonville (Ohio) Transmission Plant, near Cincinnati. The new automatic will be available on mid-2003 model year Ford F-Series Super Duty pickups and Ford Excursion SUV models equipped with Ford’s new 6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel® engine.
The new transmission and diesel engine were announced today by Dave Szczupak, Ford’s vice president of Powertrain Operations.
“We are very happy to officially announce that Sharonville will build the new TorqShift automatic,” Szczupak said. “This is a very important transmission for Ford Motor Company, for the Sharonville Transmission Plant and for our customers. Combined with our new Power Stroke Diesel engine, this is a powertrain combination that truck customers will love.”
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