Antonov has secured its first customer for its new Antonov TX6 6-speed automatic transmission: Chinese automaker Lifan Motors. Antonov had earlier demonstrated a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 with the TX6 transmission installed to 7 potential customers and so far Lifan has bit. Geely is also showing strong interest in the transmission.
The TX6 can handle up to 260Nm of torque and is suitable for engine sizes from 1.5 litres up to 2.5 litres. It is produced in China exclusively for the Chinese automaker market but will be made available worldwide in the long term. It can shift from any gear to any gear, thus you can downshift 2 to 3 gears at once without delay. Also, a torque converter is not used but instead an indirect brake is used to launch, similiar to Japanese CVTs. The AMG Speedshift-MCT transmission is another planetary gearbox that does not use a torque converter to start up, instead it uses a start-up clutch.
Someone should tell Youngman that more gear ratios to keep the rev needle at an optimum rev band more often would do wonders for the odd torque curve of the Campro engines found in its Europestar RCR (rebadged GEN2) and Europestar Jingyue (rebadged Persona).
Look after the jump for some technical diagrams of the TX6.
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To learn, to know and to see more of the Antonov technology (dual-speed and six-speed automatic systems see and read this all. Very interesting.
http://www.vidster.nl/watch/d86602d14ac610f2e619/At-A1GP-Antonov-introducing-six-speed-automatic-in-Chengdu
Antonov “The Movie” In High Quality. (Full screen).
Introduction Antonov Six-Speed Automatic Transmission to Chinese automotive Oems.
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/fOns35xpIMM/
Antonov “The Movie” In High Quality. (Chinese site)
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/c57P_Rh-14A/
Antonov Company sponsor of the A1GP spectacular video!! (Chinese site)
See also my other videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4ro4S19U8I
Antonov “The Movie” (View in High Quality option).
Introduction Antonov Six-Speed Automatic Transmission to Chinese automotive Oems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8FpZqYbjgI
Antonov Company sponsor of the A1GP spectacular video!! (View in High Quality option).
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Warrenthesecond&view=videos
Collection of Antonov Automatic Transmission Technology video’s
Collection of Antonov Automatic Transmission Technology: (Chinese site/language)
http://u.youku.com/user_show/id_UMTUxMTU1MTI=.html
More about Antonov Automatic Transmission Company
Chinse site: http://auto.sohu.com/20080424/n256488104.shtml Intervieuw with CEO of the Antonov Company
Introducing video of the Antonov company
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHi7mYohdEw (part 1) (English site)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQmgcuf-c1A (part 2) (English site)
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Uy7izWOl9GI/ (part 1) (Chinese site)
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/nczaw7B1x6w/ (part 2) (Chinese site)
http://www.antonovat.com/downloads/TX6_Launch_Release_23-10-08.pdf
http://www.huliq.com:80/3169/73126/antonov-make-6-speed-gearbox-chongqing
Story of greenlight Joint Venture Loncin/Antonov for start the factory for te manufacturer six-speed AT’s
Video and more about the dual speed technology (two speed setup unit for supercharger).
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl/000000962f0009a09/000000962f000c30f/index.html
Test driver with Chevrolet lacetti with Antonov dual-speed setup unit for supercharger system.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwv7S9y_4oI
Lexus with antonov dual speed setup unit for supercharger.
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=P5jHgLbVUbM
Pictures and more of the Antonov dual-speed setup unit.
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl/000000962f0009a09/000000962f000c30f/00000099f90014803/index.html
Results of torque/power increase Hummer H2 with Antonov dual-speed set
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl/000000962f000d411/00000098800138a0e/0000009880013d910/d006.html
If you want to discus with 500 other Antonov technology enthousiastics goto: http://www.antonovforum.com
View of the Antonov company (ups and downs
http://www.antonov-clubsite.nl
http://www.newspress.co.uk/DAILY_LINKS/arc_nov_2008/56380ant.htm
Website Antonov Company
http://www.antonovat.com/cn/ ?????
http://www.antonovat.com/
Is it some sort of VW DSG but further improved? that VW DSG is sequential right?
paul, do u know where can i get technical info on start-up clutch.. more on how it works and stuff..
thanks.
from the graph, it doesnt looks like dsg, its just auto gb with torque converter replaced by some sort of brake between cogs. so in 1st gear, u c in the graph 1st part moves but all the rest in the rear doesnt, not like usual torque converter which all planetary gears moves around, when gear selected it just lock on, but still all gears hv to move around, thus more work..
paul, this design looks like its gona hv less power loss than conventional auto box with torque converter. m i right?
I think is a normal auto gb, but it does not use the usual torque converter found in most Auto gb. It uses something like start-up clutch..
As i estimated, China car manufacturer are going futher & futher… I dont want to mention what name, but for our local manufacturer how? Ppl dare to buy and use better technology, is time someone to change his big headed mind and start collaborate with others for better technology, before we are eaten alive by China market for another 5-10 years time…
china already makes car much better than us, still i don’t want one. is this antonov the russian planemaker?
as long as this revolutionary design auto-trans has minimal parasitic power/torque loss on the engine and low manufacturing cost compares to CVT or torque-converter autos.
these are ideally suited to the development of low cost autos much needed for the low cost cars required for emerging markets.
anyway russians are well known to develop robust machinery like the T-34 battle tank and its later variant.
btw, Antonov Automotive Technologies is UK-based.
ALPINA better go polish the apples of the ‘volks’ of ‘deutschland’
their apples are polished naturally