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Originally Posted by comiskeybum
Can someone please explain why a car needs a damn 8 SPEED?
more moving parts that can break in my book........
but maybe one of you experts can explain the advantages to 8 gears.
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I know where you're coming from. 2,3 and even 4 speed transmissions don't have a good enough range. 5 or 6? Probably optimal given the operating range of most gasoline engines (ie redline<10k). 7,8,9+? It would have to lock out certain gears durring normal operation otherwise it would probably be shifting all the time. There's enough complaints about 6 speed auto's hunting for gears, I hate to see what an 8 speed would do.