Introducing the Jatco 6-Speed


Introducing the Jatco 6-Speed


THE WORD ON THE STREET


by Mike Souza members.atra.com www.atra.com


JF613E


lot of it yet — in most cars it was still covered under warranty. But after six years, many of those warranties have expired, so it won’t be long before the Jatco 6-speed becomes a fixture in transmission shops all across the country.


T Jatco’s designation for this trans-


mission is JF613E. Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi all use this transmis- sion, and each manufacturer gives it a different designation. Nissan and Renault are only using it in Europe; Mitsubishi is the only manufacturer offering it in their U.S. vehicles… for now.


It was first used in the 2006-and-


later Nissan Qashqai (try to pronounce that one, I dare you!) behind a 2.0L, 4-cylinder engine. Nissan calls it the RE6F01A. Renault uses it in their 2007-and-


later Laguna with a 2.0L, 4-cylinder and 3.0L and 3.5L V6 engines. They also use it in their 2008-and-up Koleos


12 Figure 1 GEARS January/February 2012


he Jatco 6-speed front wheel drive was was first produced in 2006. We haven’t seen a


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