<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/"><img alt="PowerShift six-speed transmission" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/ford-powershift-transmission.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 420px;" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">2012 Ford Focus</a> is an exciting piece of machinery for a variety of reasons. It puts the Focus on equal footing across the globe, along with being a stylish and well-equipped compact that should be an entertaining steer. On that last bit, Ford is hyping some of the new driver-centric technologies under the Focus' skin, beginning with the PowerShift dry-clutch six-speed automatic with its Torque Hole Filling Technology (THF). What's that? Ford's glad you asked...<br />
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When you're driving along in a car equipped with a traditional automatic transmission, you get a momentary lag after an upshift. This is known as the torque hole. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> wanted to find a way to fill this gap, so with some trick computer modeling and enough math to last a lifetime, the Blue Oval engineers created a system where the engine and transmission talk to each other and prepare for potential torque holes. Additional torque is supplied to fill the hole and the resulting shifts are more seamless to both driver and passengers.<br />
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If you want even more geeky details, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/#continued">click past the jump</a> for Ford's complete release.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford details Powershift dual-clutch tranny for 2012 Focus</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/">Ford details Powershift dual-clutch tranny for 2012 Focus</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19816042/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">2012 Ford Focus</a> is an exciting piece of machinery for a variety of reasons. It puts the Focus on equal footing across the globe, along with being a stylish and well-equipped compact that should be an entertaining steer. On that last bit, Ford is hyping some of the new driver-centric technologies under the Focus' skin, beginning with the PowerShift dry-clutch six-speed automatic with its Torque Hole Filling Technology (THF). What's that? Ford's glad you asked...<br />
<br />
When you're driving along in a car equipped with a traditional automatic transmission, you get a momentary lag after an upshift. This is known as the torque hole. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> wanted to find a way to fill this gap, so with some trick computer modeling and enough math to last a lifetime, the Blue Oval engineers created a system where the engine and transmission talk to each other and prepare for potential torque holes. Additional torque is supplied to fill the hole and the resulting shifts are more seamless to both driver and passengers.<br />
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If you want even more geeky details, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/#continued">click past the jump</a> for Ford's complete release.<br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford details Powershift dual-clutch tranny for 2012 Focus</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/">Ford details Powershift dual-clutch tranny for 2012 Focus</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19816042/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/ford-details-powershift-dual-clutch-tranny-for-2012-focus/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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