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Kia Reveals Its First Front Wheel Drive 8-Speed Automatic Gearbox
Kia Motors has introduced its first advanced Front-Wheel-Drive (FWD) 8-speed automatic gearbox (8AT) for its cars. The new advanced FWD 8AT has been developed in-house by the South Korean automaker which offers a high level of mechanical efficiency and smoother gear shifts.
The new 8AT has the same size as the 6-speed AT and weighs 3.5kg less. Engineers of Kia have the experience of developing the 8AT for the rear wheel drive axle. The technology of an 8AT is a challenge since the gearbox has been placed transversely, competing with the suspension, engine and auxiliary components for space under the hood.
Kia has been working on the development of the FWD 8AT from 2012 which led to patenting 143 new technologies. The new automatic gearbox enables greater fuel efficiency, more decisive acceleration at higher speeds than a gearbox with lesser gears and better NVH reduction.
To
achieve
a
better
fuel
efficiency,
Kia
Motors'
engineers
reduced
the
size
of
the
oil
pump
significantly
and
a
simplified
structure
of
the
valve
body.
Since
the
oil
pump
size
was
reduced,
the
FWD
8AT
is
able
to
use
hydraulic
oil
efficiently
and
distributing
the
oil
evenly
throughout
the
unit
at
all
times.
Kia
will
feature
the
new
FWD
8AT
in
the
2017
Kia
Cadenza,
which
will
go
on
sale
later
this
year.
The
FWD
8AT
will
be
a
standard
fitment
on
Cadenza
models
which
is
powered
by
the
3.3-litre
V6
GDI
engine.
In
the
future,
Kia
will
feature
the
new
technology
on
many
of
the
mid-size
and
larger
FWD
models
and
will
be
the
base
for
future
development
of
advanced
gearbox.
Watch the video of Kia's FWD 8AT.