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      01-13-2019, 10:55 PM   #47
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Pssst....not true. All of FCAs V8-powered cars have a ZF 8-speed auto. I just bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT a couple of weeks ago, which has that tranny as well.

There are plenty of lower mileage NA cars from previous generations of BMWs and Porsches if you don't want a corvette, mustang, or FCA product. The previous gen C63 is also a fantastic car, particularly the updated version.
The thing is that a ZF8 doesn't really mean anything special, the tuning, exact materials and gear ratios that make it work well in one car are not necessarily replicated in the next. It's a good transmission, outstanding in some cars, but others are very poor.
Absolutely. Even within brands. It was a total mess in our LCI F30, but absolutely great in the X3 M40i we test drove.
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