CleanMPG Reviews the 2011 Ford Fiesta

Ford joins the subcompact party with a stunner!

Edwin,

I saw that on the powershift transmission and knew it wasn't for me. The way Ford worded it made me picture the transmission grenading at 150,000.1 miles if not sooner.

Thanks guys.. any ideas on how much it costs to rebuild the clutches on the transmission?.. or is it another one of those $5k deals for a factory rebuild?

What happens if someone accustomed to conventional automatics creeps very slowly up a long hill with one of those, during a traffic jam, for example? Does the software protect the clutch from overheating, and if so, what does it do? The same circumstance is normally no problem with a torque converter.

In theory , the dual-dry-clutch transmission is not a bad idea , but as RedylC94 asks , how does it really handle the sort of crappy situation he describes ? Not with grace, I'm sure. But I'll bet the computer can handle clutch engagement a lot better than many drivers I've seen who claim to know how to drive a manual , but replace the clutch every 40-50K miles. But only 150,000 miles ? That sucks. When my Civic Si died of rust after 14 years and 233,000 miles, the original clutch worked fine and the shifter was still precise.Why would someone like me choose the Powershift ? No thank you.
I think I will start another thread in the appropriate place to ask owners of Powershift and DSG vehicles how well they REALLY work , short and long-term.

Kirk, you definitely picked the right trans.

Now is the time to ask, Ford dealers are eager to deal.. and Hyundai dealers not so much