General Motors previously stated it plans to introduce the Ford co-developed 10-speed automatic transmission on eight vehicles by 2018. But, the California Air Resources Board may have tipped a handful of the automaker’s future applications.
A CARB certification document shows the 2018 Cadillac Escalade, 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2018 GMC Yukon are all slated to receive the 10-speed automatic for the inbound model year. The 2018 GMC Sierra and 2018 Chevrolet Silverado stick with an eight-speed transmission, however. Furthermore, the 10-speed is paired exclusively with the SUVs’ 6.2-liter V8 engine option.
Today, GMC made the news official with the 2018 Yukon Denali. The most luxurious of GMC SUVs will arrive with the 10-speed automatic as standard equipment this coming fall. As for when GM’s other body-on-frame SUVs will officially be announced, it’s unclear.
The Escalade, Tahoe and Yukon make three of GM’s promised eight vehicles to receive the transmission. The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is also equipped with the transmission, which leaves four additional products yet to be announced. We’d say the 2018 C7 Corvette is a likely contender, and other Cadillac sedans, too—specifically the CTS-V and ATS-V. Keep in mind, the 10-speed auto pairs with rear-wheel drive vehicles exclusively. Front-wheel drive vehicles will adopt GM’s 9-speed transmission.
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Go figure, no Suburban.
It’s because the Suburban doesn’t have the 6.2L, the Tahoe has it because the new RST trim can be optioned with the 6.2L and 10 speed transmission(it was actually the first of the bof suv to be announced with the 10 speed).
The pickups will mostly still be the old 6 speed. The 8 speed is only on a very select number of High Country Silverado’s and specific LTZ trims. It is a strange transmission and has given many owners troubles, offers up worse MPG and doesn’t seem to gain anything over the 6 speed except worse shifting characteristics. Hopefully the 10 speed will fix that.
I have a 2017 Escalade with the eight speed and I have not experienced any issues so far. I have driven 6k miles
C7 Wont get the 10 speed The video from the Corvette bash at the Bowling Green KY Plant they said that the 10 speed wouldn’t fit in the C7, which was on GM Authority
They need to bring them to all the Rear wheel drive vehicles instead of the cookie cutter picking and choosing which certain trim or engine gets it…. Esp since Ford is going to have them in there whole line up across all trims
The 8 speed auto offer worse fuel economy than the 6 speed auto?? Not according to my real life observations: my ’16 Sierra 6.2/8 speed has averaged 21.0 mpg over 44k miles, my ’15 Suburban 5.3/6 speed 19.3 over 49k, and my (former) ’11 Sierra 5.3/6 speed 18.1 over 180k. All 4wd, all same driving patterns. I can’t believe I’m getting 21 mpg in a 4 door, 4wd truck with A/T that’s quicker than my ’86 Pace Car.