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Old 02-05-2018, 07:42 AM   #42
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Default Re: Ford Australia’s record $10 million fine for “unconscionable conduct” over dodgy transmissions

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Originally Posted by roddy1960 View Post
What was supposed to be the great new thing for these troublesome tranny's anyway in deference to a more conventional transmission ?.

Sounds a bit like the four wheel steer 'innovation' of the mid to late 1990's when a few manufacturers went down that path ..

A BMW big wig was asked at the time why they weren't heading down that track in a Wheels article and he responded with (paraphrasing)

"Why complicate things when our cars handle as well as they do "

He was right as it happens . Don't think it was a big success or taken on by too many at the time or since.
Yeah, so you might want to do some further reading, times have changed and a number of manufacturers have got back onto the 4WS bandwagon. Probably the best implementation of it has been the 911 GT3.
Renault is using it on their latest Megane RS and other makes across the board are too.
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