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Next-gen GM 6-speed automatic to boost mileage another 5 percent

It's only been a year since General Motors launched its 6T40 six-speed automatic transmission for mid-size and compact cars. When it was introduced, it brought with it a five percent bump in fuel efficiency. The engineers at GM Powertrain are now developing a second-generation variant of the 6T40 for introduction in 2011 that will bump fuel efficiency by another five percent. The new version will have updated electronic control strategies based on the work done for the new Equinox four cylinder. The Equinox managed a 32 mpg highway rating. ... Read more →

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Next-gen GM 6-speed automatic to boost mileage another 5 percent 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's only been a year since General Motors launched its 6T40 six-speed automatic transmission for mid-size and compact cars. When it was introduced, it brought with it a five percent bump in fuel efficiency. The engineers at GM Powertrain are now developing a second-generation variant of the 6T40 ...

GM: Don't forget about the transmission's role in overall efficiency 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

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Click the Malibu for a high res gallery There was a time not so many years ago when the best-selling cars in the U.S. market were mid-sized models from General Motors. Cars like the Oldsmobile Cutlass and Chevrolet Malibu outsold everything else by very healthy margin. In the middle of the 1980s, ...


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