Supercar gearbox

Automotive Design & Production, August, 2006

SUPERCAR GEARBOX Xtrac (www.xtrac.com), a British racing transmission design company, has developed a generic 6-speed synchromesh transverse transaxle for high-performance road cars. The gearbox handles up to 1,100 Nm of torque, has a maximum gear ratio spread from 15.79:1 to 1.866:1, and weighs just 97 kg. Its generic front plate mates to the engine bellhousing, and the design eliminates the need for an OEM to develop its own high-cost gearbox.

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