ffdcB to Cars@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months agoArticle in Slate advocating for Intelligent Speed Assist asks “Why would an automaker manufacture a car with so much engine power that it requires an eight-speed transmission?”slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkArticle in Slate advocating for Intelligent Speed Assist asks “Why would an automaker manufacture a car with so much engine power that it requires an eight-speed transmission?”slate.comffdcB to Cars@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square141fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefelis_scipioBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIf you started off with a 1 gear transmission adding a 2nd gear would almost certainly give you a higher top end speed, but you hit the wall pretty quick once you get into overdrive gears.
If you started off with a 1 gear transmission adding a 2nd gear would almost certainly give you a higher top end speed, but you hit the wall pretty quick once you get into overdrive gears.