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Two-litre turbodiesel versions of the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 are now also available with a twin wet clutches six-speed transmission. It cuts fuel consumption compared with a conventional automatic transmission.
The Powershift transmission has been developed by Volvo Cars in cooperation with its transmission partner Getrag. The clutch function is operated by an electro-hydraulic control unit that ensures that one clutch is shut while the other is open, and vice versa.
"With Powershift we can now offer automatic transmission with our two-litre diesel engine," says Magnus Jonsson. "And it's not just any old automatic transmission: lower fuel consumption allied to increased comfort and higher performance sounds like an impossible equation. But with Powershift we have shown this is perfectly possible."
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