Weber State University (WSU) - Department of Automotive Technology - Ardell Brown Technology Wing - Transmission Lab.

This episode covers the amazing Aisin 8-Speed Automatic Transaxle which has been used by Lexus and Toyota since 2017 and Volvo since 2014.
It was also used by Cadillac and Buick in 2017 only, and Chevrolet in 2016 only. GM has replaced this transmission with its own 9T50 9-speed automatic transaxle for subsequent models.

This is the world's first 8-speed automatic transaxle. This is an amazing piece of technology that uses a modified Lepelletier gear set to obtain 8 forward speeds and reverse with just 2 planetary gear sets.

See the Rear-Wheel Drive version of this transmission at    • 8 Speed Automatic Transmission - Lexu...  

Other vehicle manufacturers have developed 8-speed automatic transmissions, but they use four planetary gear sets (GM's 8L90, Hyundai, and the ZF 8HP).

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This video was created and edited by John D. Kelly at WSU. For a full biography, see http://www.weber.edu/automotive/J_Kel...

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