Interesting note in the text on 3rd page, Aisin producing the 6-speed
slushbox for the VW Touareg....
(since the very first rumours for the VW V10 TDi, the transmission was the
main problem (I don't think the ever even considered a manual for it....)


http://www.pbase.com/drexx/land_cruiser_news&page=all

Butt-ugly C-style though....wonder what body the poverty-pack models
(Africa/Australia) will get....the current split between J100/IFS &
J105/solid-axles is already a strain, concept-wise (J105 is basically
identical to J8, including frame; only different body).


--
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand

<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]

"Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@a1.nl> wrote in message
news:Xns9604E35DF84Bwjmarkerinka1nl@130.133.1.18...
> Interesting note in the text on 3rd page, Aisin producing the 6-speed
> slushbox for the VW Touareg....
> (since the very first rumours for the VW V10 TDi, the transmission was the
> main problem (I don't think the ever even considered a manual for
> it....)
>
>
> http://www.pbase.com/drexx/land_cruiser_news&page=all
>
> Butt-ugly C-style though....wonder what body the poverty-pack models
> (Africa/Australia) will get....the current split between J100/IFS &
> J105/solid-axles is already a strain, concept-wise (J105 is basically
> identical to J8, including frame; only different body).
>


Maar die d4d v8 diesel klinkt wel interessant...

RN


>
> --
> Bye,
>
> Willem-Jan Markerink
>
> The desire to understand
> is sometimes far less intelligent than
> the inability to understand
>
> <w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]

"RN" <RN@invalid.nl> wrote in news:111n2dlg61le681@corp.supernews.com:

>
> "Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@a1.nl> wrote in message
> news:Xns9604E35DF84Bwjmarkerinka1nl@130.133.1.18...
>> Interesting note in the text on 3rd page, Aisin producing the 6-speed
>> slushbox for the VW Touareg....
>> (since the very first rumours for the VW V10 TDi, the transmission was
the
>> main problem (I don't think the ever even considered a manual for
>> it....)
>>
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/drexx/land_cruiser_news&page=all
>>
>> Butt-ugly C-style though....wonder what body the poverty-pack models
>> (Africa/Australia) will get....the current split between J100/IFS &
>> J105/solid-axles is already a strain, concept-wise (J105 is basically
>> identical to J8, including frame; only different body).
>>
>
>
> Maar die d4d v8 diesel klinkt wel interessant...

Only multitudes of 6 are okay....)

(if only because an inline-6 leaves more room on the side of the engine,
for aftermarket bells & whistles....)
(OTOH, it might be worse, the shape of the nose *requiring* a shorter &
lower engine....which would then mean that there *can't* be a 'poverty-
pack' version of this model, with solid axles (and lockers front and rear;
no locker available for the front axle on the luxury J100/IFS version today
either), since those workhorses require both simplicity (no turbo,
definitely not two) and the low-end torque of an inline-6.

The silly thing is: 220kW with the current inline-6 isn't very difficult to
obtain either, with aftermarket tuning....even only requires 5-7.5k euro.

--
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand

<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]

"Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@a1.nl> wrote in message
news:Xns9605D8ED18A2Fwjmarkerinka1nl@130.133.1.18...
> "RN" <RN@invalid.nl> wrote in news:111n2dlg61le681@corp.supernews.com:
>
>>
>> "Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@a1.nl> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9604E35DF84Bwjmarkerinka1nl@130.133.1.18...
>>> Interesting note in the text on 3rd page, Aisin producing the 6-speed
>>> slushbox for the VW Touareg....
>>> (since the very first rumours for the VW V10 TDi, the transmission was
> the
>>> main problem (I don't think the ever even considered a manual for
>>> it....)
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.pbase.com/drexx/land_cruiser_news&page=all
>>>
>>> Butt-ugly C-style though....wonder what body the poverty-pack models
>>> (Africa/Australia) will get....the current split between J100/IFS &
>>> J105/solid-axles is already a strain, concept-wise (J105 is basically
>>> identical to J8, including frame; only different body).
>>>
>>
>>
>> Maar die d4d v8 diesel klinkt wel interessant...
>
> Only multitudes of 6 are okay....)
>
> (if only because an inline-6 leaves more room on the side of the engine,
> for aftermarket bells & whistles....)
> (OTOH, it might be worse, the shape of the nose *requiring* a shorter &
> lower engine....which would then mean that there *can't* be a 'poverty-
> pack' version of this model, with solid axles (and lockers front and rear;
> no locker available for the front axle on the luxury J100/IFS version
> today
> either), since those workhorses require both simplicity (no turbo,
> definitely not two) and the low-end torque of an inline-6.
>
> The silly thing is: 220kW with the current inline-6 isn't very difficult
> to
> obtain either, with aftermarket tuning....even only requires 5-7.5k euro.
>

In de toelichting wordt nog wel gerept over dat wellicht de oude 6 cyl. nog
geleverd zal blijven. Er is dus nog hoop voor je ;-)

Ikzelf zou echter toch wel eens een keertje een v8 willen hebben. Een
amerikaan heb ik nl. nooit durven kopen (troep) maar stiekum wel altijd
"begeerd".

RN


> --
> Bye,
>
> Willem-Jan Markerink
>
> The desire to understand
> is sometimes far less intelligent than
> the inability to understand
>
> <w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]