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Originally Posted by SS 1LE
Funny thing other sites like Motor Authority says the A10 in the GT is annoying, shifting too much, and not being able to stick with a proper gear...
But the transmission falls to pieces when faced with more power. My first outing in the 2018 Mustang was behind the wheel of a GT with the 10-speed automatic and aside from a pre-dawn sprint to Point Dume Beach on day two of the program, I never touched it again. The 10-speed auto is recalcitrant in the V-8-powered Mustang GT, constantly unsure of which gear is right for the occasion. With 10 to choose from, at one point I saw the gear indicator go from seven to five to three after going from steady-state cruising to half throttle—what followed was an unnecessary and annoying surge from under the hood as the transmission suddenly called most of the Mustang's 460 hp to action. Manual mode didn't solve the problem, either. Unless I was caning the 5.0-liter V-8, the 10-speed just wasn’t willing to cooperate.
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That's going to be interesting to see since programming is one of the things GM/Ford diverged on.
I've not noticed any sort of hunting in my ZL1 A10.. It just picks a gear and stays in it, even around town driving like a granny. That was a fear for the ZL1 A10s was too many choices and it would always be up/down, but thankfully, GM seems to have been on point with their programming in that regard.