Patent ID: 8677847

Claim:
A 7-speed transmission for a motor vehicle, comprising a primary shaft, a secondary shaft, first, second third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh forward speeds and a reverse speed to establish eight speeds which are combined in pairs into four shift groups, with the speeds of said pairs sharing a common shift device, and with two of the four shift groups being arranged on the primary shaft and the two other of the four shift groups being arranged on the secondary shaft, wherein at least between the first speed and the sixth speed adjacent speeds are arranged in different shift groups, wherein a first shift group comprises the reverse speed and the first speed, a second shift group comprises the second speed and the fourth speed, a third shift group comprises the third speed and the fifth speed, and a fourth shift group comprises the sixth speed and the seven the speed, wherein the first and second shift groups are arranged on the secondary shaft, and the third and fourth shift groups are arranged on the primary shaft.