Mercedes-Benz 7G-Tronic transmission

7G-Tronic is Mercedes-Benz's trademark name for its 7-speed automatic transmission type 722.9. It was produced from 2003 to 2020 in different variants as converter-7-gear-automatic transmission (German: Wandler-7-Gang-Automatik). The core models W7A 400 and W7A 700 are for engines up to 400 N⋅m (295 lb⋅ft) or 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) maximum input torque.

This fifth-generation transmission was the first 7-speed automatic transmission ever used on a production passenger vehicle. It initially debuted in Autumn 2003 on 5 different V8-cylinder models: the E 500, S 430, S 500, CL 500, and SL 500. It became available on many 6-cylinder models too. Turbocharged V12 engines, 4-cylinder applications and commercial vehicles continued to use the older Mercedes-Benz 5G-Tronic transmission for many years.

The company claims that the 7G-Tronic is more fuel efficient and has shorter acceleration times and quicker intermediate sprints than the outgoing 5-speed automatic transmission. It has 2 reverse gears.

The transmission can skip gears when downshifting. It also has a torque converter lock-up on all 7 gears, allowing better transmission of torque for improved acceleration. The transmission's casing is made of magnesium alloy, a first for the industry, to save weight. The 7G-Tronic transmission is built at the Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim plant in Germany, the site of Daimler-Benz's original production facility.

In July 2009, Mercedes-Benz announced they were working on a new nine-speed automatic.