Durashift is the brand name of a range of
Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
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Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
automatic and recently
manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear change ...
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Durashift EST
Durashift EST ''(Electronic Shift Transmission)'' features electronic control with manual selection of gears. It is an automated manual transmission with a shift and clutches electric actuator.
The 2000-2006
Ford Transit featured a 5-speed ''Durashift-EST'' automatic transmission. It had different modes, such as Economy, Winter, and Tow-Haul mode. This is known as the ASM (auto-shifting manual) system in the Australian market.
Both
Fusion
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Ford Fiesta MK6 models feature a 5-speed ''Durashift-EST'' in a 1.4L Otto (''petrol fuel engine'') and 1.4 TDCi (''diesel fuel engine''), automatic powertrain.
Durashift CVT
There was a
CVT version for smaller cars like some rare versions of
Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by Ford Motor Company since 1998. It was created under Alexander Trotman's Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide. The ...
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Durashift Manual
The Durashift name has been applied to the current
Ford Transit manual only lineup, suggesting that the brand name has a broader meaning.
Failure
When a Durashift transmission fails, the transmission often will not go back in neutral and the car will not start, causing extra problems for car owners and mechanics. Repairs of Durashift transmissions tend to cost lots of time and therefore money. It takes specialized knowledge of both computer and mechanical parts to repair a Durashift transmission, which is why repair is often perceived as complicated.
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See also
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List of Ford transmissions
List of automatic, dual clutch automatic, and manual transmissions and transaxles used in vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Automatic
* 1950–1965 Ford-O-Matic
* 1958–1979 Cruise-O-Matic
** MX/FX
** 1968–1981 FMX—A hybrid of ...
References
Durashift
Automatic transmission tradenames
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