12 – Advanced transmission technologies to improve vehicle performance

: This chapter describes advanced transmission technologies and state-of-the-art transmission concepts to improve vehicle performance. Different types of transmission in terms of concept and design have been reflected and evaluated to meet environmental requirements, emission legislation and customers’ demands for driving pleasure in the next generation of vehicles. Since the introduction of the first four-speed automatic transmission at Mercedes-Benz, more than 50 years’ experience in producing and developing automatic and manual transmissions have passed. These transmissions have undergone continuous development since their introduction with six decades of experience in the field of automatic and manual transmission development.