List of ZF transmissions
ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems, in particular transmissions for all kind of passenger cars and SUVs, light commercial vehicles such as vans and light trucks, as well as all types of heavy and special vehicles like trucks and buses.
Basically there are two types of motor vehicle transmissions:
- Manual – the driver has to perform each gear change using a manually operated clutch
- Automatic – once placed in drive, it automatically selects the gear ratio dependent on engine speed and load
- In the longitudinal direction, the gearbox is usually designed separately from the final drive. The transaxle configuration combines the gearbox and final drive in one housing and is only built in individual cases
- In the transverse direction, the gearbox and final drive are very often combined in one housing due to the much more restricted space available
Passenger cars and light vehicles
Manual transmissions
4-speed longitudinal
- S4-12 – Lotus Elite type 14, Autocars/Reliant Sabra sports
- S4-18 – Bedford Van, Opel Blitz Van, Volvo C303, Volvo C304
- 4 DS-10 – Transaxle as fitted to the Hanomag F20-F36 and Mercedes L206/L306/L307 FWD Vans
- 4 DS-10/2 – Transaxle as fitted to the Hanomag F20-F36 and Mercedes L206/L306/L307 FWD Vans
5-speed longitudinal
- 5 DS 25 – transaxle as fitted to the Ford GT40 MK1 and MK3, De Tomaso Mangusta, De Tomaso Pantera, Maserati Bora, Abarth SE030, Lancia 037, BMW M1, Michelotti Pura
- S5D 310Z – as fitted to the BMW E36 M3 3.0
- S5D 320Z – as fitted to the BMW E36 328i
- S5-16 - 1984-1991 BMW E30 318i, 320i
- S5-17 - Alvis TD 21, Alvis TE 21, Alvis TF 21, Maserati 3500GT, Maserati Sebring I and II, Maserati Quattroporte I, Maserati Mistral
- S5-18 – Alfa Romeo Alfa 6, BMW 2002 turbo, Fiat Dino, Fiat 130, Maserati Biturbo, Maserati Quattroporte, Opel Kadett C GTE, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Renault Master van
- S5-20 – Maserati Mistral, Maserati Sebring, Maserati Mexico, Maserati Quattroporte I, Mercedes-Benz W112 and Mercedes-Benz W113
- S5-325 – Aston Martin DB5 DB6, Maserati Ghibli, Iso
- S5-24 – 1967–1990 Aston Martin DBS, Maserati Quattroporte III
- S5-31 – 1990–2006
- S5-39 – BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW X5
- S5-42 – 1987–1995
- S5-47 – 1995–1997
6-speed longitudinal
- S6-37 – 1998–2015
- S6-40 – 1989–1996
- S6-45 –
- S6-53 – 1999–Present –
- S6-650 – 1999–2010
7-speed longitudinal
- S7-45 – 2011–Present
Automatic Transmissions
Heavy vehicles
These are for heavy motor vehicles; such as large goods vehicles, buses, motorcoaches, agricultural machinery, plant equipment, or specialist military vehicles such as tanks.Manual synchromesh transmissions for trucks
TD: Truck transmission with direct drive top gearTO: Truck transmission with overdrive top gear