Celebrating the success of
Auto Gear Shift technology, R S Kalsi, Executive Director, Marketing &
Sales, Maruti Suzuki said, “Auto Gear Shift technology’s distinct attributes
such as affordability, and convenience of driving in stop-go traffic conditions
without any compromise on fuel efficiency have led to the popularity of this
technology across India. It is another brilliant example of bringing right
technology in the right offering at right price. Aligned with our goal of
selling 2 million cars annually by 2020, we will focus on bringing these
customer friendly technologies in the future.”
AGS vehicles are popular
across the country particularly in markets like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi.
Auto Gear Shift or automated
manual transmission (AMT) is equipped with the Intelligent Shift Control
Actuator, an electric-hydraulic actuator that automatically performs clutch and
shift operations. Auto Gear Shift combines the actuator and controller and
directly mounts them in the transmission in order to unify the working
components.
This permits synchronised control over the
clutch, shifting, and engine for smoother gear changes. As well as bringing
together the advantages of both manual and automatic transmissions, with the
AGS, the shifting time is shortened compared to conventional automatic
transmissions.
Mated with the 1 litre K-next
engine, the new generation transmission with optimized ECU calibration helps to
boost the fuel efficiency.