All 2024 GM HDS get the 10 speed Allison.
According to a sales guy, so take it with a grain of salt, the price will go up across the board by $3K to $5K for the 24 models. With the current state of the economy he is probably corre...
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Huntindog wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:4x4ord wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Let's make this perfectly CLEAR. The trans in the current GM's are only "BRANDED ALLISON". Makes me all warm and fuzzy.
RAM has a Chrysler trans and AISIN MD trans. Ford has its own HD trans. No smoke and mirrors with either of them.
I'm not going to accuse Ram of using smoke and mirrors but I'm pretty sure if Ram came out with an eight speed tranny to stick behind the HO Cummins they wouldn't need the Aisin name to sell it.
I agree. But reality is the Cummins does not need more gears.
I never heard of Asin until some one here started throwing that name around like it was important.
I am now on my 3rd Allison truck. They have all been great.
Remember, GM was the first to put a RELIABLE auto trans, in a heavy duty truck.
That forced the others to step up their game.
It used to be common to need a tranny rebuild at 70-80K.
You all should be thankful to GM.
I don't think Chrysler got the notice from GM. Perhaps the reason why is they were in one of their multiple owners/organization changes. Can't say which one, there's been so many that I lost track. Currently under the French rule of law.
Combined mileage for my current and previous Super Duty is 430,000 miles and the transmissions are so good I don't even think about them nor do I add aftermarket transmission pans and take pictures of the internal fluid to share to the world.
