5L40E

The 5-speed automatic transmission 5L40E was designed in 1999 jointly with the 4-speed 4L40E. It became widely used on RWD vehicles of GM and BMW with engines from 2.0 up to 3.6 liters (340 Nm) since 2000. This transmission was especially preferred by BMW (from BMW 3 (4L40E) to BMW 5 and Х5 (5L40E). Then these transmissions were commonly used across the globe: the USA (BMW, Opel, ...), China and Australia (Saturn, Cadillac etc.) and for Land Rover and Cadillac in the UK. The 5L40E transmission is designed on structural basis of 4L60E tested on American roads and produced on GM plant in Strasbourg, France.