7G-Tronic

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7G-TRONIC is Mercedes-Benz' trademark name for its seven-speed automatic transmission. This fifth-generation transmission was introduced in the Fall of 2003 on 8-cylinder models, and was the first seven-speed automatic transmission ever used on a production vehicle.

The 7G-Tronic debuted on five different eight-cylinder models: the E500, S430, S500, CL500, and SL500. Since then, it has been applied to all eight-cylinder Mercedes-Benz models, and is also available on some six-cylinder models including the new 320 CDI engines (which uses a VTG turbo charged common rail diesel engine)

The company claims that the 7G-Tronic can save up to 0.6 litres of fuel per 100 kilometers (depending on the car) and has shorter acceleration times and quicker intermediate sprints than the outgoing 5-speed automatic transmission.

The 7G-Tronic has two reverse gear ratios. The winter mode, also recently named 'comfort' mode, starts out in 2nd forward and 2nd reverse. R1 3.416, R2 2.231

The transmission can skip gears when downshifting, allowing for quicker acceleration. It also has a lockup torque converter on all seven gears, allowing better transmission of torque for improved acceleration. The transmission's case is made of magnesium, a first for the industry, to save weight.

The 7G-Tronic is the fifth-generation transmission for Mercedes-Benz. The automaker has produced over eleven million automatic transmissions since 1959. About 65 percent of Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans, wagons, and sport coupes are purchased with automatic transmissions (with that figure rising.) However, about 88 percent of Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans and wagons are purchased with automatic transmissions, and automatic transmissions are standard on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

The 7G-Tronic transmission is built at the Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim plant in Germany, the site of Daimler-Benz's original production facility.