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Originally Posted by KILLA BEE
OMG why? Then how is the auto supposedly Faster
Sorry to sound slow but I really don't know. I tHought the higher the ratio the faster pretty much or more torque
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Didn't see a good answer... in short, the gear ratios in the automatic transmission are very different... 1st gear is much lower (higher number) and 8th about the same as 6th in the manual - GM had to put a higher ratio (lower number) final drive to raise 1st gear to something useable and make 8th high enough for fuel economy benefit. 6th gear in the auto is about the same overall ratio as 5th in the manual.