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| Customers expect the Citroën DS 4, according to the comfort of a converter automatic transmission. The transmission provides Aisin. (Photo: Citroen) |
The DS4 model of the French manufacturer receives the first time a converter automatic transmission. The brand refers the component from a supplier Aisin.
Effective immediately, the Citroën DS4 HDi 165 is available with a six-speed automatic transmission from Aisin. These diesel automatic variant produces 120 kW at 3,750 rpm. The maximum torque is 340 Nm at 2,000 rpm per minute typical diesel. In transverse installation of the engine and front-wheel drive, the French had in selecting the suppliers no great pain, but currently offers only a converter Aisin automatic transmission for this constellation. The nine-speed ZF solution will probably not be available before 2014.
The HDi 165 engine is the automatic equipment levels SoChic and Sport Chic ordered and fitted with an electric parking brake. The prices in the equipment SoChic start at 28,350 euros and 29,950 euros in Sport Chic. The Citroen DS4 is available since spring 2011 and has been sold around the world 55,000 times.
Dual-clutch transmission as a future concept
According to Jean Pierre Duvivier, the Citroën Public Relations in Paris, customers expect the DS4 driving comfort of a converter automatic. There now arises the question of whether this new offering is an indication that at the time of the automatic transmission Citroen EGS EGS are numbered 5 and 6, with the noticeable interruption of traction. Especially because at high pressure work at PSA also a dual clutch transmission, the smaller diesel engines to almost better fit than a torque converter automatic.
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The selector lever in the center console will connect to a converter automatic transmission. (Photo: Citroen) |
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