Engineering:Easytronic
Easytronic is the Opel tradename for a type of transaxle-based automated manual transmission or gearbox, as used in some Opel/Vauxhall cars.
Easytronic is not a tiptronic gearbox design; it does not have a torque converter. It is fundamentally a conventional manual transmission, with a single-plate dry clutch. The transmission is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU).
The Easytronic is generally used in smaller modern front-wheel drive cars, including the Corsa 1.0 & 1.2 & 1.3D, Tigra 1.4 90 ps, Meriva 1.6 & 1.8, Astra 1.4 & 1.6, Zafira 1.8 140 ps and Vectra/Signum 1.8 140 ps.
The Easytronic transmission is manufactured for Adam Opel AG by ZF Friedrichshafen AG.[1]
The Easytronic system allows for a computer to assume control of the manual gearbox and clutch via electromechanical means. As of Easytronic 3.0,[2] the gearbox can be operated in either fully-automatic or sequential semi-automatic mode. In the former, the car behaves much like a traditional automatic transmission, selecting gears with no driver input; in the latter, the gears can be selected sequentially (using the gear select lever) by the driver. It also offers a traditional automatic-like 'creep' mode[3] for low-speed maneuvering.
Opel's Easytronic is advertised as a low-cost alternative to a traditional automatic transmission for city drivers.[2]
See also
- List of GM transmissions
- List of ZF transmissions
References
- ↑ "Powertrain - transmissions: Shift in power to the gearbox" (PDF). AMS (UnofficialBMW.com). September–October 2003. http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/SHIFT1.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Home - Media OPEL International". https://int-media.opel.com/.
- ↑ "Opel Adds Affordable Easytronic 3.0 Automated Manual Gearbox To Karl, Adam, Corsa and Astra" (in en-US). 2016-03-17. https://www.carscoops.com/2016/03/opel-adds-affordable-easytronic-30/.
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