{"id":965,"date":"2020-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/index.php\/2019\/03\/30\/ford-almost-stuffed-a-13-speed-transmission-in-the-ranger-raptor\/"},"modified":"2019-03-30T07:51:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T07:51:25","slug":"ford-almost-stuffed-a-13-speed-transmission-in-the-ranger-raptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"Ford Almost Stuffed A 13-Speed Transmission In The Ranger Raptor"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Co-developed with General Motors, the gearbox channels the 210hp (213PS) and 369lb-ft (500Nm) of torque produced by the 2.0-liter twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine to both axles. <\/p>\n<p>However, that wasn\u2019t the brand&#8217;s first intention, as according to the Ford Asia Pacific transmission and driveline engineering manager, John Fallu, who spoke to CarAdvice, they looked at different gearboxes, including one with 13 speeds!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We actually did simulations during the exhaustive testing process for the optimum number of gear ratios for a rear-wheel drive truck of this size and power\u2026 we looked at 7 speeds, 9 speeds, all the way up to 12 and 13 speeds, to see if &#8211; from a performance perspective and an efficiency perspective &#8211; what truly is the optimal design.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the automaker settled for the 10-speed auto, as it meets their refinement and performance benchmarks. Moreover, its gear shifting &#8220;isn\u2019t perceptible&#8221;, added Fallu. &#8220;The torque converter is selected specifically for trying to meet &#8211; and improve &#8211; the launch performance of the engine, so as to meet customer expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other related news, Ford still hasn\u2019t decided whether it will bring the Ranger Raptor to the United States. However, if it finally arrives here, then the 2.0-liter diesel engine powering the international model will most probably be ditched in favor for a gasoline unit. <\/p>\n<p>The most likely candidate appears to be the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, which currently powers the Edge ST, generating 335hp and 380lb-ft (514Nm) of torque. <\/p>\n<p>By comparison, the larger F-150, in Raptor guise, has 450hp and 510lb-ft (691Nm) of torque from a 3.5-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine.<\/p>\n<h3 \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/ygi4nzawz05.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/0mfymo4e31r.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/chy2zwgfsgr.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/i5yrkyzcqcj.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/bamqc5y0stv.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/0iimnpov4tc.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/04h32zhnduc.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/zvrc2w1h5v2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/fs4zat1xnxh.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/lvgbkh1lgnd.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/34frxbnp2l2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/p0mqxlyklmw.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/e1ue4gwbbj4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/hvv4qjqdezh.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/s5kzkz4nxip.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/uqevkahuyec.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/wp-content\/picss\/0114\/4eqxqu1emod.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>more photos&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-developed with General Motors, the gearbox channels the 210hp (213PS) and 369lb-ft (500Nm) of torque produced by the 2.0-liter twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine to both axles. However, that wasn\u2019t the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[227,232,254,252,253],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}