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General Motors F17

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General Motors F17 is a manual gearbox from General Motors. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Chevrolet

Vehicle	Years	Shift pattern	Gearbox source	Members
Chevrolet Sonic 1st gen 1.4T 6-speed (and 5-speed) \| Gate: R 1 3 5 / 2 4 6 (6RTL); 5-speed is R 1 3 5 / 2 4 (5RTL) ^[1] Applies to: 1.8 5-speed manual	2014	Gate not yet confirmed or non-standard	Corroborated

Opel

Vehicle	Years	Shift pattern	Gearbox source	Members
Opel Corsa D 5-speed manual ^[2] Applies to: 1.2 L 16V (A12XER engine)	2006-	5 speed, reverse top left	Corroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (2)

Single-engine listing. Other Corsa D engines (1.0, 1.4, diesels) may use other boxes (F13, M20, M32); not checked. Maker per listing not stated.
Row says 1.4T with 5-speed available; the 5-speed in the US went with the 1.8, not the 1.4T.

References

Wikipedia. Wikipedia Aveo (T300 / Sonic) infobox lists '5-speed F17 manual'; text says the 1.8 Sonic used a five-speed manual. [link]
Retailer. Elferink used-parts listing: gearbox code F17, 5-speed manual, from an Opel Corsa 1.2 16V A12XER (Dec 2009 to Aug 2014). [link]

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