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Originally Posted by Number 3
So 2 more gears in the trans is that big deal? LOL. 8 is a nice number but not a reason to buy or not buy a car...........................unless you have a transmission fetish. In that case you should bag the 8 speed as totally worthless as it isn't a DCT. Any performance enthusiast picking based on an automatic? Well not sure why. But if you are the judgment isn't 8 vs 6 it's whether or not you have a DCT. Period!
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It is also the fact that gears can be spaced more tightly to keep it and it also allows higher OD gears for better milage. Mind you the 6.4 is already rated at 23 MPG with the old 5 speed auto and the SS is what, 20 with it's 6 speed? Also if it is not a big deal why is the Corvette, Cadillacs, and eventually the trucks getting rid of their 6 speed autos for 8 speed autos?