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The major targets of transmission design today are higher efficiency, higher torque capacity and reduced size. Increasingly smaller transmissions with higher torque lead to increasing operating temperatures. This trend is further intensified by the use of noise abatement devices and improved aerodynamic body styling that reduces the airflow around transmissions. The friction in the transmission is responsible for temperature increase and efficiency losses, and thus the reduction of friction is the main measure in order to improve the efficiency and to keep the operating temperature low. The lubricant influences and is subjected to all changes of operating conditions. Higher operating temperatures result in a higher consumption of friction modifiers, extreme pressure and anti wear additives, higher corrosion and oxidation rates, and a thinner oil film separating the various components.