ugh, I can only imagine how laggy and unresponsive an 8 or 9 speed
auto would be. I had a rental chevy cruise with a 5 speed auto, and it
seemed like any time you changed the throttle position more than a
little bit you had to wait for it to shift gears before any
acceleration would start. an 8 speed? change the throttle from 10-20%
for cruising, to 40% to try and speed up to pass someone, and have to
wait for it to shift down 3 gears, and if you go to WOT after that,
then wait for it to shift down another 3. Redefining slush box.

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Jonathan Hallameyer


>
> Hmm, with Chrysler claiming to be coming out with a 9 speed auto (they al=
ready have an 8 speed) as a cheap way of meeting US requirements for improv=
ed fuel economy, I can see why autos are getting much more fuel efficient -=
 far cry from the two speed (three speed if you had an expensive model) plu=
s torque converter ...

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