2010 Ford Fiesta [ARCHIVED]

[locoroco777]

parang bigla ulit akong naguluhan dun sa powershift....

[petevensen]

sabi din sa king ng SA ung button sa gilid nung AT shifter is like the overdirve button is mz2??

[tidus1203]

sir nasa negotiating skills mo para madagdagan po ang freebies
pero halos parehas nga lang lahat but nanegotiate ko na alisin ung iba sa standard freebies (like tint) kapalit ng ibang accesories

reserved fiesta S white

Nice! Dumadami na ang mga Fiesta Tsikoteers!

parang bigla ulit akong naguluhan dun sa powershift....

Well the PS or dual clutc tranny IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC. It does not have a torque converter and is more like a manual so it has clutches in fact 2 fof them. So without the hill assist, your vehicle will fall in a hill just like a manual. Nilagay yung hill assist so the PS would feel like an automatic and drive like one pero mas matipid kasi walang torque converter...

[tidus1203]

sabi din sa king ng SA ung button sa gilid nung AT shifter is like the overdirve button is mz2??

Well your SA is wrong, the button sa gilid is the hill assist button (saw it with my own eyes) and not O/D button... Walang O/D button ang Fiesta, putting it at D is O/D already...

[locoroco777]

Well the PS or dual clutch tranny IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC. It does not have a torque converter and is more like a manual so it has clutches in fact 2 fof them. So without the hill assist, your vehicle will fall in a hill just like a manual. Nilagay yung hill assist so the PS would feel like an automatic and drive like one pero mas matipid kasi walang torque converter...

ahh I see sir....please do bear with me hehe...So if it has two clutches and no torque converter...how do you change gears? is this the time when the automatic characteristic comes into place wherein it will decide for itself when to upshift and downshift? kasi nung nakita ko sa PIMS parang ordinary automatic tranny lang eh so ang assumption ko parang A/T lang din...

[tidus1203]

It changes by itself just like an automatic does, I heard from foreign reviews the Powershift is smart and knows what gear to put given the load... In essence DCT's are more MANUAL than they are AUTOMATIC. The only thing automatic about it is it does the shifting, pero mechanically its like a manual. It has 2 clutches. The 1st clutch takes care of the odd gears 1, 3 and 5. The 2nd clutch takes care of even gears so 2, 4 and 6. So mas swabe ang shifting at walang shift shock...

For more info on dual clutch transmission

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_clutch_transmission]

By the way the Fiesta has a DRY CLUTCH meaning no more need for transmission oil's EVER. One less fluid to worry about. Saves on the maintenance cost.

[jetrone]

Wiki explanation in a nutshell:

A dual clutch transmission is a different type of semi-automatic or automated manual automotive transmission. It utilizes two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets.

It can fundamentally be described as two separate manual transmissions (with their respective clutches) contained within one housing, and working as one unit.


They are usually operated in a fully automatic mode, and many also have the ability to allow the driver to manually shift gears albeit still carried out by the transmission's electro-hydraulics.


A dual clutch transmission eliminates the torque converter as used in conventional epicyclic-geared automatic transmissions.

Instead, dual clutch transmissions that are currently on the market primarily use two oil-bathed wet multi-plate clutches, similar to the clutches used in most motorcycles, though dry clutch(Ford Fiesta) versions are also available.

[TechEdge]

Please refer to the link below for a more detailed explanation of Ford's Powershift.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_PowerShift_transmission

[locoroco777]

^^^ahh now its clear....

Thanks a bunch sir tidus!

[tidus1203]

^^Expected that much of Ulysses Ang he rates these cars this way

#1 Mazda 2
#2 Yaris
#3 Jazz

So the Fiesta will be number 1 for this segment, in his book anyway.

Mukang #1 na nga sa books nya... Wala pang test drive 5 rating na!

http://www.motioncars.com/thecarchart.php

Tignan mo na lang yung Fiesta...