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Who really needs 7 speeds - just for bragging rights and to keep up with the Germans ?? I don't use all of the 6 gears I currently have on my Z when street driving. Usually 1 to 3 to 5 as the car has way more than enough torque to handle it. 7 speeds would be a total waste IMHO. Track driving could be a different story depending on gear ratios.
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Who really needs 7 speeds - just for bragging rights and to keep up with the Germans ?? I don't use all of the 6 gears I currently have on my Z when street driving. Usually 1 to 3 to 5 as the car has way more than enough torque to handle it. 7 speeds would be a total waste IMHO. Track driving could be a different story depending on gear ratios.
I'll bet they revised 6th gear so that you can reach a higher top speed than our 5th gear. I'll bet the new 7th gear will be for highway mileage.
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Taller overdrive gear and shorter ratios for 1-6, sounds like a win-win to me. Stop being lazy. The fact that GM is going to continue offering a manual trans and a V8 with all the new EPA crap is pretty awesome if you ask me. 
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