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I think maybe you are confusing transmission types? The number of gears has nothing to do with the technology behind the transmission, and not all automatics are "slush boxes" - in fact, fewer and fewer fully automatic transmissions are as they are relatively inefficient vs. CVTs and DCTs etc.
By and large more gears equals better potential fuel economy - it's really not a matter of "getting by," but rather keeping an engine in its most efficient operating range most of the time. More geara lets you do that. 6-speed automatics replaced 5-speeds about ten years ago - most newer automatic transmissions will be 7, 8 or 9 speeds. Managing that yourself with a lever would become really tiresome, which is why traditional lever-operating manual transmissions are being replaced by things like DSGs ("automated manuals") and other fully-automatic transmissions - though they are a couple 7-speed manual gearboxes.
Lots of different technologies out there today - the number of ratios isn't indicative of much anymore.
posted by 12.195.130...
Posts in this Thread:
- Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Cannonball, Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:31:49
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ? I hope so., andym, Wed, 8 Mar 2017 16:51:06
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, IndySaaber
, Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:09:56 - How many gears does one need?, Noel, Sun, 26 Feb 2017 07:23:31
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, cheaptech
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:49:04 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, AdamD, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:47:20
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, JMJinNC, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 07:00:39
- Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Snowmobile
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:53:33 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, GFW3pedals
, Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:33:47 - Re: Are 6 speeds necessary ?, Justin VanAbrahams
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