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Reply To: 2014 Z28 Transmission

May 19, 2013 at 12:53 am #41716
kiwi58
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Alex you missed my point. Many other manufacturers do indeed offer 6 and now 7 speed manuals in their sports models. Lets run through some of the cars you mentioned: Genesis Coupe, 5th is 1-1. VW Golf, 5th is 1.110. My point is that GM are marketing this as a track orientated performance car. Closer ratio gears allow maximum acceleration. The Tremec TR6060 in the Z28 has a.74 5th and a .50 6th which are unusable unless you happened to be at Daytona. In a perfect world GM would have installed a twin clutch transmission with paddle shifters, I’m sure cost would prevent that though. As for the new C7 with a 7 speed, I believe 4th is still 1-1, they can’t be serious.

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