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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 15790973" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>Forgive me for cutting through the fat in an attempt to get back to the heart of this thread - blatant speculation.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> I could be way off here if all we get is a 10-speed auto or a revamped TR6060. I've been digging as far and wide as I can in hope of picking up something that may offer assurance that a DCT may be coming and that it would come from Tremec.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Wixom facility appears to be nowhere near ready to produce a DCT transmission (or any transmission for that matter). So where did the DCT's come from that were spotted under numerous mules in Livonia? My immediate guess would have been Mexico, where much of Tremec's North American production resides. I now think that guess would be off by a continent or so.</p><p></p><p>In 2012, the KUO Group (Tremec's parent company) acquired Hoerbiger Drivetrain Mechatronics. This move bumped Tremec way up the ladder in terms of some truly ultra performance "hardware" manufacturing capability.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/kuo-group-acquires-dual-clutch-transmissions-technology-leader-/" target="_blank">http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/kuo-group-acquires-dual-clutch-transmissions-technology-leader-/</a></p><p></p><p>With a subtle hint in hand from some great people I started looking at Hoerbiger's global locations in hopes of narrowing something down. Wading through some of Tremec's job openings both at their home site and elsewhere I found a few like this...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456924[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Zedelgem, Belgium. Coincides (in terms of locale anyway) with a release I found from Tremec from late 2016.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mediatechnical.com/perch/resources/tremec-launches-new-facility-in-belgium-as-part-of-major-global-expansion.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mediatechnical.com/perch/resources/tremec-launches-new-facility-in-belgium-as-part-of-major-global-expansion.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Within one year of the above link, Tremec looks to be up and running with some slick DCT units being manufactured and shipped from Zedelgem.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/tremec-gearboxes-for-supercars/" target="_blank">http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/tremec-gearboxes-for-supercars/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I could be wrong. There is little to go from here beyond a hunch. The Tremec DCT's in the "GT500" mules came from somewhere with the ability to design and manufacture. Best guess at this point - Belgium.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 15790973, member: 83412"] Forgive me for cutting through the fat in an attempt to get back to the heart of this thread - blatant speculation. :) I could be way off here if all we get is a 10-speed auto or a revamped TR6060. I've been digging as far and wide as I can in hope of picking up something that may offer assurance that a DCT may be coming and that it would come from Tremec. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Wixom facility appears to be nowhere near ready to produce a DCT transmission (or any transmission for that matter). So where did the DCT's come from that were spotted under numerous mules in Livonia? My immediate guess would have been Mexico, where much of Tremec's North American production resides. I now think that guess would be off by a continent or so. In 2012, the KUO Group (Tremec's parent company) acquired Hoerbiger Drivetrain Mechatronics. This move bumped Tremec way up the ladder in terms of some truly ultra performance "hardware" manufacturing capability. [URL]http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/kuo-group-acquires-dual-clutch-transmissions-technology-leader-/[/URL] With a subtle hint in hand from some great people I started looking at Hoerbiger's global locations in hopes of narrowing something down. Wading through some of Tremec's job openings both at their home site and elsewhere I found a few like this... [ATTACH=full]1456924[/ATTACH] Zedelgem, Belgium. Coincides (in terms of locale anyway) with a release I found from Tremec from late 2016. [URL]http://www.mediatechnical.com/perch/resources/tremec-launches-new-facility-in-belgium-as-part-of-major-global-expansion.pdf[/URL] Within one year of the above link, Tremec looks to be up and running with some slick DCT units being manufactured and shipped from Zedelgem. [URL]http://www.tremec.com/noticias_detalle/tremec-gearboxes-for-supercars/[/URL] I could be wrong. There is little to go from here beyond a hunch. The Tremec DCT's in the "GT500" mules came from somewhere with the ability to design and manufacture. Best guess at this point - Belgium. [/QUOTE]
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