ZF AS Tronic is an automated manual transmission made by ZF Friedrichshafen for the bus, motorcoach and lorry market in Europe and North America. It was first introduced in 2003.[1][2] As is the case with most automated-manual transmissions, it lacks the torque converter that is standard on conventional automatic transmissions. The AS Tronic is claimed to be 500 pounds less than the ZF B500 torque-converter conventional automatic transmission range.

The transmission is offered as 6-speed (referred to as AS Tronic Lite by ZF), along with the core10-speed[3] 12-speed or 16-speed units.

References

  1. ^ "ZF's AS Tronic Transmission Moves into High Gear" (PDF). BusMag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Terberg and ZF launch ZF AS-Tronic MID in Terminal Tractor". Terberg Benschop. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Test Driving the J4500 and ZF AS Tronic Transmission" (PDF). BusMag. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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