«The transmission is made up of four
separate gearsets and five clutches,» says Goodrich.
Inside every Dual Clutch Transmission are two
separate gearsets with two individual clutches.
Packaging the 9 speed within the limited space of a front - transverse powertrain layout required a groundbreaking solution: four
separate gearsets and six shifting elements in a unique nesting arrangement, instead of the conventional longitudinal placement of the gearsets behind one another.
Not exact matches
There are three
separate shift fork shafts, which hold three shift forks to activate the synchronizer rings for the two
gearsets on each of the three gear shafts.