2021 Cummins 1075 lbft peak torque at 1356 rpm
Apparently the 2021 Cummins makes its peak torque of 1075 lbft at 1356 rpm. Are you still impressed?
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Me Again wrote:
Do more gears always help. Last summer we bought a Ford Edge ST with the 2.7L twin turbo V-6 with 335hp and 380lbft. It was the new 8 speed transmission. The previous Edge Sport with 315HP and 6 speed transmission is slightly faster 0-60 and in the 1/4 mile.
So you'd rather have the 6 speed to gain a tenth on 0-60 and trap speed and lose 2mpg?
It was a loaded question. But just like the throttle lag perception of some splitting hairs, 20hp gain and 1/10th sec slower may or may not be as a result of the transmission. Maybe 1 more shift caused a 3/10th drop and the extra 20 ponies made 2/3 of it back. (The fastest transmissions still take about 200 milliseconds to shift) The high winding motor probably doesn't need the extra cogs for performance, but rather economy. Maybe the new one has 100lbs more "options" or a different traction control program that pulled back a smidge of power off the line to keep from squeaking the tires with a lower first gear and extra 20hp.
Maybe the turbo is tuned slightly different....
Any number of factors tht neither you nor I are smart enough to figure out, to blame it on the trans.
My question would be, why did you get the new one if you really wanted 2 less gears and .1 seconds faster?
Or in other words, not pertinent to the discussion at hand, but they are cool little fast cars!
