ZF AS Tronic

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.

External links

• Official website