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      12-17-2017, 05:22 PM   #23
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I know our F80 needs one badly, I mean I certainly dont enjoy cruising at 80 with the tach at 3K. A seventh gear overdrive that would put it back at 2K or even 2.5k would do wonders for cabin comfort NVH. That is my only gripe about our 6MT.
Or maybe just a taller 5th and 6th.
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Eh, I wouldn't mind a 7th gear. The Corvette and the 911 both have it, and having driven a manual C7, it's kind of nice for high speed cruising.

Keep the rest of the ratios the same and toss a higher 7th gear in there to bump the RPMs down for cruising at 90-100.

I definitely wouldn't have minded it during my ED. Cruising at 4-5k+ RPMs on the unrestricted sections of the Autobahn eats up that expensive fuel quick.
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So, IMHO, having 5 forward gears is plenty for 99.99999% of driving situations. This gear count used to work back when high strung engines put out 200HP. Now, we have cars with 400+ HP and we need 6 and 7 speed transmissions?

My first 6 speed was in a VW and I almost always skipped 5th gear as it was so close to 6th. I still dropped to 3rd to pass on the highway. Same is true in both my BMWs.

I have never driven a 7 speed manual. Unless 7th gear is a big arsed over-drive, then what is the point?

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My MS6 could use a 7th gear. I'm around 3k cruising on the highway.
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