6 speed or more......

["Christopher M. Hawes" <chris@xxxx>]

In regard to the 6 speed gearbox question. Yes, although 0.1 second
improvement at 0-60 is a little subtle, the whole point of the sixth gear
would allow much quieter cruising at higher speeds such as 80plus on the
motor/highway.

Chris H

----- Original Message -----

Ok, number one. Nobody has even yet made a 7-speed. The most gears in any
car is 6. Second of all the gear ratios would have to be very close
together, that means you would have to shift gears very frequently, like
every 5 mph intervals.
Third there was a test done with a 2000 Mazda Miata 5 & 6-speeds, and the 6
speed accelerated 0-60 in 0.1 seconds faster, who cares about 0.1 seconds.
Fourth, once I sat in a Porsche 911 with a 6-speed with an H shift pattern
with reverse located all the way to the left and up, the other 6 gears were
just like the D's 5-speed + 6th right below 5th gear, well when I tried to
shift into 1st I kept on accidentally shifting into reverse. I don't mean to
discourage you or to sound like this is a dumb idea, but it would be
interesting to try.

-Phil
philf@xxxx