6 Speed get rag transaxle

With its six-speed manual transaxle from the German manufacturer, Getrag™ the SVT Focus joins the 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R as the only cars in the Ford line equipped with six-speed gearboxes.

six-speed manual transaxle

This unit’s innovative design incorporates an input shaft flanked by two layshafts, and each layshaft has its own set of final drive gears. Layshaft #1 carries first, second, fifth and sixth gears, and a 2.88:1 final drive ratio, while layshaft #2 carries third, fourth, reverse, and a 4.25:1 final drive ratio. All six forward gears, plus reverse, are fully synchronized.

This design gives the SVT Focus the performance advantages of a close-ratio, six-speed gearbox in a remarkably compact and lightweight package. Dividing the output shaft into two allows the transaxle to be much shorter than a conventional single shaft six-speed, thus occupying the same space as the ZX3’s 5-speed gearbox.

Solid halfshafts with larger constant velocity joints are the final link in the powertrain. They are 13 percent stronger than those on a ZX3, to handle the SVT Focus’s power output.

"The great powertrain makes this car exciting and fun," says Coletti. "Around here, the reaction of the people on the team is a pretty fair barometer of how good the vehicle is. Remember, these people work on cars like the Cobra R, and they’re all pumped up about the SVT Focus. They love driving this car."

6-speed twin-lay shaft design

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