Total kinematic content can be described as the number of torque transmitting devices plus the number
of planetary gearsets.
A clutch locks the ring gear
of the planetary gearset for a 7.0:1 speed reduction and torque multiplication ratio.
A nine - speed AMG Speedshift MCT automatic (consisting
of a planetary gearset but a wet clutch, rather than a torque converter) is again standard, sporting quicker shift times than previous E63s.
Not exact matches
It's also the latest recipient
of the 9G - Tronic nine - speed automatic transmission, which uses four
planetary gearsets to create its nine ratios from a more compact form than the old 7 - speed unit.
Another surprise, in this day
of dual - clutch and racing - style semiautomatic transmissions, is that the GT Sport comes only with a six - speed ZF automatic featuring a conventional torque converter and
planetary gearsets.
Among its benefits are compact size and light weight - even compared to the 7 - speed automatic it replaces - and enough ratios from the four
planetary gearsets to cover the demands
of both performance and economical driving.
The
planetary gearset is what's responsible for changing gear ratios, and it consists
of a sun gear surrounded by smaller planet gears carried by a planet carrier enclosed in a ring gear.
To engage the low gear range, Toyota opens the conventional
planetary gearset's brake 1 and locks brake 2, resulting in a reduction gear ratio
of 3.900.
Additionally, the electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (eCVT) that links the gasoline and electric motors has undergone a redesign, replacing the second
of its two
planetary gearset with a simpler two - axis design.
In addition, the motor (MG2) is linked to the front wheel transaxle by means
of a second
planetary gearset, thereby making it possible to increase the power density
of the motor.
The transmission is made up
of two 60 - kilowatt electric motors, three
planetary gearsets and four fixed gears that use the same space as GM's six - speed automatic transmission.
The new transmission was built around the Ravigneaux
planetary gearset of the «X» transmissions.
The motor / generators work with the
planetary gearsets, so the EVT is capable
of an infinite range
of gear ratios just like a continuously variable transmission.
Because the A-500 and A-518 were essentially made by adding lockup torque converters and an overdrive
planetary gearset to the A-999, gear ratios were not optimal; they were not redesigned to match the torque curve and torque rise
of the mated engine.