With design work having begun in 2002, General Motors and Ford Motor Company jointly committed to investing US$720 million in their manufacturing plants to support the new transmission.
GM has listed the wet (with fluids) weight of the 6T70/75/80 to be between 102 and 104.7 kg (225 and 231 lb).
Ford has apparently not made a public statement regarding the 6F55's maximum capabilities, but has used it in AWD in the Taurus SHO with an engine rated at 272 kW (370 PS; 365 hp) and 475 N⋅m (350 lbf⋅ft) of torque (final drive 2.77:1 standard or 3.16:1 with SHO Performance Pckage), as well as the tenth-generation Lincoln Continental with an engine rated at 400 hp (300 kW; 410 PS) and 400 lb⋅ft (540 N⋅m).
The first application of the technology was in the 2007 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover SUVs, as well as the Saturn Aura sedan and the Saturn Outlook crossover.
The updated wave plates have been available under the following part numbers: Gear ratios: Applications: