[Shotimes] OT: New Mercury sedan to have AWD

[John Weidenbenner]

It's designed and manufactured to Ford's purchase cost limits and to pass
Ford's quality system. It's a Ford trans, just outsourced.

How wants to be the first buyer?

John W.
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Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: New Mercury sedan to have AWD


> The CVT development is a Ford-ZF joing venture.
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Ian Fisher ianf@eden.rutgers.edu
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:21:47 -0500
> To: clift@chartertn.net, shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: New Mercury sedan to have AWD
>
>
> I think it's a risk to get any car with a Ford transmission in it.
>
> FWIW, I think that the CVT's are being developed as a joint effort with
> GM.
>
> Ian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jarrod
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:01 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: New Mercury sedan to have AWD
>
>
> What does everyone think about those continuously variable
> transmissions? Sound good, but how much power are those things soaking
> up?  Seems like you'd be taking a risk getting the first ford product to
> come with one. Jarrod C.
>
> > Check out the new Merc:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/5s4t
> >
> > Mark
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