The ZF 5HP is a five-speed automatic transmission for longitudinal engine applications, designed and built by ZF Friedrichshafen AG's subsidiary in Saarbrücken.
Introduced in 1991 on the BMW E36 320i/325i and E34 5 Series.
Introduced in 1996, it is still in production, and has been used in a variety of cars from Audi, BMW, Porsche, and Volkswagen Passenger Cars.
BMW — longitudinal engine, rear wheel drive
Porsche — longitudinal engine transaxle
Volkswagen Group — longitudinal engine transaxle, front-wheel drive
Volkswagen Group — longitudinal engine, transaxle permanent four-wheel drive
1999 (DRN/EKX) transmissions used Induction speed sensors and 2000+ (FAS) transmissions used Hall Effect sensors. These transmissions are mechanically the same, but are not interchangeable.
Porsche — longitudinal engine rear engine transaxle
Porsche — longitudinal engine rear engine transaxle