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Re: Audi to follow BMW’s lead and adopt ZF 8-speed auto - 05-13-2008, 03:27 AM
Mercedes isn't going to do an 8-speed, a senior engineer told me that they're going for a 10-speed. It will be called the Schwinn-GTronic.

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