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Originally Posted by erictrainer
Ummmmmm.... What am I doing wrong?
Go on your nearest highway speed up to 80 mph on 6th gear and come back and report what your tach reads.
The gear ratios on this car were optimized for track performance not highway cruising. That's just one of the compromises made. Hence, it would be nice to have a 7th overdrive gear.
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You're not enjoying it! The turbos kick in sharply with that range and this generation was not meant to be an M6 with the whole old men needs comfort shit. This car is optimized for speed, and sadly if you're going 80+ speeds (i maxed mine often. God created Wyoming for a reason! And Montana. And Canada, and highways, and boobs) you need the input of the surface the suspension offers and you need a six speed to be able to brake with the motor on the highways.
I should know. In one year and four months I drove through usa and Canada a few times in one.
My answer was bitchy, I'm sorry. If this thread was about dropping a gear I'd be as bitchy but adding one would change the character too in ways i have to object to!