Technical Information on 6 Speed Automatic
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2001
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Originally Posted by gasman29
The rear is going to be a 2.56 ratio.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Originally Posted by Mhart27
Does anyone here know the weight of the current 4speed auto?
There is also the chance that as a result of the potentially longer/stronger A6 that weight was now taken out of the rear/torque tube assembly etc from somewhere else? I'm guessing not likely though.
Safety Car
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From: SIOUX FALLS SD
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I wouldnt worry about the transmission being a problem child. I have owned approximately 100 cars and trucks and NEVER had an automatic transmission problem. These paddle shift vehicles have been out for a long time and I am sure GM is somewhat copying other products. A friend of mine has a paddle shifter on the steering wheel of his Jeep Hemi and it is very impressive the way you can shift the gears back and forth. They are almost like a manual transmission without the clutch. You dont get the hard shifts back and forth like you do when dropping an a4 into the different gears. Somehow it just feels like you are not abuseing the transmission with the paddle shifter. I have to think it is designed quite differently. I do not think the gas mileage will be that significantly improved because any C5 stick or automatic is not turning that many rpm's at 75 mph. I vote for the 6 speed auto. 
