Chrysler revives TorqueFlite name
The original TorqueFlite was a state of the art three-speed automatic transmission which combined durability, smooth shifting, and high efficiency. It was used by a number of other companies, including high-end European automakers who had their choice of any automatic transmission.
The name has now been attached to the eight-speed ZF automatic, which will be made by Chrysler under license in Kokomo. It is already being used in the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300, and will be standard with the V6 in the 2013 Ram 1500. (Allpar’s Jim Choate first noted the return of the name on March 7, 2011.)
See the Ram Powertrain section for more on how the transmission was named, which vehicles it will be used in, and the fate of the 4.7 liter V8, which remains with the Ram as it enters 2013.
