6 Speed vs 10 Speed

kurmaro · 09-07-2021, 01:37 AM

I'll just make this short & simple.

What do you people prefer? I'd like to hear pros and cons, and maybe some debates.

2SS Capt · 09-07-2021, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kurmaro

I'll just make this short & simple.

What do you people prefer? I'd like to hear pros and cons, and maybe some debates.

A10, faster and you can manually shift if you want...

JoeCamaro444 · 09-07-2021, 02:01 AM

Just sold my A8 and bought an M6. Nothing against the A8 or the A10. They are great transmissions, and faster than the M6. I just needed my toy to be more involving. I had a 2010 1SS M6, and every time I drove it, it was such a visceral experience. I just missed that too much. However, it all depends on what your priority is.

2SS Capt · 09-07-2021, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeCamaro444

Just sold my A8 and bought an M6. Nothing against the A8 or the A10. They are great transmissions, and faster than the M6. I just needed my toy to be more involving. I had a 2010 1SS M6, and every time I drove it, it was such a visceral experience. I just missed that too much. However, it all depends on what your priority is.

I agree, for a "toy car" it is hard to beat the M6... I "think" mine will eventually be a Daily Driver and the thought of an M6 in San Diego or LA traffic with an M6 was incomprehensible... Now my car is 20 months old, has 4,700 miles on it, has never seen rain and isn't my DD, but I still LOVE my A10, the thing is amazing!

Aaron07 · 09-07-2021, 02:20 AM

Save The Manuals

avalonandl · 09-07-2021, 03:24 AM

I went the opposite way. Had a 17' M6 2SS loved it but the shifting in traffic the last 2 years in town got to me. The A10 is sooooo nice.....and shifts so fast.

After 4 years making the change was easy.

s2mikey · 09-07-2021, 05:22 AM

Im just old school and simply must have a manual transmission in my sports/toy cars. Yes, I know, the "computer' shifts faster than I can. But thats not the point at all. Its the involvement and feel of shifting. There is a reason why for so many years real sports cars either mostly were sold with manual trannies or didnt even offer automatics. I get the reasons some choose the Auto. Daily driving in traffic, stuff like that comes into play. So be it.

I gotta have a stick though. Not optional.

TenTwo · 09-07-2021, 05:33 AM

I have a stick but I coulda went either way. I enjoy manually shifting, makes me feel more one with the car. This is the 4th stick I've owned and by far the best transmission. It shifts like butter. Rev Match is amazing. I daily drive mine, but I've daily driven every stick I've owned. If you're on the fence like I was, go with the manual and save yourself $1500.

jamala00 · 09-07-2021, 05:40 AM

A10 with paddle shift. Best of both worlds and faster. I have nothing against an M6, I just want nothing to do with constantly having to shift the car. I've been there done that in my younger days.

LT4Greg · 09-07-2021, 06:33 AM

Manual transmission all the way in a Camaro. Don’t care if the A10 is faster just enjoy driving a manual. All my Camaros from the first a 1982 Z28 thru to my latest have had a manual trans. My 2005 1500 Silverado regular cab truck has a 5 speed and the 1970 VW Beetle has a 4 speed.

ZED SLED · 09-07-2021, 06:44 AM

I always hear 'The auto because it's faster'. Yet 99% of these cars will never see a track. I agree to its benefits for a traffic commute as a DD. But for the rest of you, did you spend the extra money and give up the engagement a manual offers just to beat your chest around the water cooler at work?

redcoats1976 · 09-07-2021, 07:26 AM

probably many of the automatic guys dont talk that much about their cars at work,but i am sure that the convenience of not shifting and the few 10ths quicker at the track have persuaded a few to make the change,one of my friends had to replace the 4 speed manual in his 1970 pontiac with an auto due to medical issues and wished he had done it years before.

Blackmonba6Gen · 09-07-2021, 07:41 AM

I have the A8 and its fun but it gets old quick after a few years. I take mines to the track and I noticed trans doesn't like me beating up on the car. Maybe its the A8. IDK. I don't like paddle shifting on the track either I rather row the gears. I'm giving up on my A8 for a Manual for that purpose. It's a reason why GM put the 6 speed in the 1LE first.. then the 10 speed follow afterwards..

JSH · 09-07-2021, 07:44 AM

I first contacted my dealer about ordering a stick. He said he would to that, but I wouldn't be able to resell it. No demand. But I do prefer sticks.

09-07-2021, 01:37 AM	#1
kurmaro Drives: 2022 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: New Jersey Posts: 60	6 Speed vs 10 Speed I'll just make this short & simple. What do you people prefer? I'd like to hear pros and cons, and maybe some debates.

09-07-2021, 02:01 AM	#3
JoeCamaro444 Drives: 2018 2SS M6 Hot Wheels Camaro Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: MA Posts: 569	Just sold my A8 and bought an M6. Nothing against the A8 or the A10. They are great transmissions, and faster than the M6. I just needed my toy to be more involving. I had a 2010 1SS M6, and every time I drove it, it was such a visceral experience. I just missed that too much. However, it all depends on what your priority is. __________________ 2018 2SS M6 Hot Wheels Camaro loaded (Moonroof, Magnetic Ride Control, NPP, etc…) Previous cars: 2017 1SS Nightfall Gray Metallic w/A8 and NPP 1988 IROC-Z (tons of mods), 1995 Z28, 1998 Z28, 2006 GTO, 2010 Camaro 1SS, 2015 Subaru STI, a couple Acuras and multiple Jeeps.

09-07-2021, 02:20 AM	#5
Aaron07 Drives: 2017 2SS F1FTY Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 347	Save The Manuals __________________ 2017 2SS F1FTY/HUD/Mag Ride/NPP/Nav/M6/Mishimoto catch can/BTR stage 2 Cam kit/GPI ported LT2 IM and 95mm TB/Roto Fab CAI/Kooks Long Tubes ceramic coated/Borla S Type NPP catback/AFE lowering springs/1LE wheels/OEM smoked tail lights/Diode Dynamics side markers/Uniden R7/3D Maxpider floor mats/Adams graphene ceramic coat

09-07-2021, 03:24 AM	#6
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	I went the opposite way. Had a 17' M6 2SS loved it but the shifting in traffic the last 2 years in town got to me. The A10 is sooooo nice.....and shifts so fast. After 4 years making the change was easy. __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

09-07-2021, 06:33 AM	#10
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,809	Manual transmission all the way in a Camaro. Don’t care if the A10 is faster just enjoy driving a manual. All my Camaros from the first a 1982 Z28 thru to my latest have had a manual trans. My 2005 1500 Silverado regular cab truck has a 5 speed and the 1970 VW Beetle has a 4 speed. __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

09-07-2021, 05:22 AM	#7
s2mikey Drives: Buick, Toyota Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 264	Im just old school and simply must have a manual transmission in my sports/toy cars. Yes, I know, the "computer' shifts faster than I can. But thats not the point at all. Its the involvement and feel of shifting. There is a reason why for so many years real sports cars either mostly were sold with manual trannies or didnt even offer automatics. I get the reasons some choose the Auto. Daily driving in traffic, stuff like that comes into play. So be it. I gotta have a stick though. Not optional.

09-07-2021, 05:33 AM	#8
TenTwo Drives: Chevy Camaro LT1 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: KS Posts: 35	I have a stick but I coulda went either way. I enjoy manually shifting, makes me feel more one with the car. This is the 4th stick I've owned and by far the best transmission. It shifts like butter. Rev Match is amazing. I daily drive mine, but I've daily driven every stick I've owned. If you're on the fence like I was, go with the manual and save yourself $1500.

09-07-2021, 05:40 AM	#9
jamala00 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: May 2020 Location: WI Posts: 2,451	A10 with paddle shift. Best of both worlds and faster. I have nothing against an M6, I just want nothing to do with constantly having to shift the car. I've been there done that in my younger days.

09-07-2021, 06:44 AM	#11
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,467 View My Garage	I always hear 'The auto because it's faster'. Yet 99% of these cars will never see a track. I agree to its benefits for a traffic commute as a DD. But for the rest of you, did you spend the extra money and give up the engagement a manual offers just to beat your chest around the water cooler at work? __________________

09-07-2021, 07:26 AM	#12
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,914	probably many of the automatic guys dont talk that much about their cars at work,but i am sure that the convenience of not shifting and the few 10ths quicker at the track have persuaded a few to make the change,one of my friends had to replace the 4 speed manual in his 1970 pontiac with an auto due to medical issues and wished he had done it years before.

09-07-2021, 07:41 AM	#13
Blackmonba6Gen BLUPRINT_1LE Drives: 2022 Rapid Blue SS 1LE Join Date: May 2017 Location: Motor City -> AZ Posts: 726	I have the A8 and its fun but it gets old quick after a few years. I take mines to the track and I noticed trans doesn't like me beating up on the car. Maybe its the A8. IDK. I don't like paddle shifting on the track either I rather row the gears. I'm giving up on my A8 for a Manual for that purpose. It's a reason why GM put the 6 speed in the 1LE first.. then the 10 speed follow afterwards.. __________________ 2022 Camaro SS 1LE \| PDR \| Rapid Blue \| Manual \| Katech Built SS 1LE \| Katech Build Sheet IG: BLUPRINT_1LE YT: BLUPRINT_1LE ----------------------------------------------------------------

09-07-2021, 07:44 AM	#14
JSH Drives: '20 ZLE Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Mile High Posts: 3,547	I first contacted my dealer about ordering a stick. He said he would to that, but I wouldn't be able to resell it. No demand. But I do prefer sticks. __________________ '20 ZL1 1LE A10, OEM short block, LME heads/valve train, E2650. 100+ octanes, no eth, no meth, no N2O. 2/23 - 1031/1004 wheel. 4/23 - 1.41/9.61/145 at DA 7000 ft. (only made five passes). 2/24 - LME 390, E2650, FBO, 100 oct.; 1116hp/ 1063tq; 109 oct. dyno next.

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