Automatic transmission
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Automatic transmission
Call me when they decide to enter the modern world of performance cars with an automatic transmission option.
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I don't think he's trolling. I'm sure he talking about the Z because the base car already has an auto.
I would have to agree with him though. The Z needs a real auto. Not necessarily a DCT, but an 8 speed at the least.
GM should continue to offer a manual too, but the Z does need to get on board.
I would have to agree with him though. The Z needs a real auto. Not necessarily a DCT, but an 8 speed at the least.
GM should continue to offer a manual too, but the Z does need to get on board.
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I don't think he's trolling. I'm sure he talking about the Z because the base car already has an auto.
I would have to agree with him though. The Z needs a real auto. Not necessarily a DCT, but an 8 speed at the least.
GM should continue to offer a manual too, but the Z does need to get on board.
I would have to agree with him though. The Z needs a real auto. Not necessarily a DCT, but an 8 speed at the least.
GM should continue to offer a manual too, but the Z does need to get on board.
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The Hydramatic in the ZL1 and V can already handle 550 lb-ft. Certainly 2015 technology can do more.
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I'm not saying a 6 speed isn't legitimate. I'm just saying that there's got to be a way for a one of the largest auto makes in the world to engineer an 8 speed to handle the torque. Of course it will have to be modified and strengthened but why can't that be accomplished? It's going to a 2015 model we're taking about; how much longer is there going to be an excuse why it can't happen?
The Hydramatic in the ZL1 and V can already handle 550 lb-ft. Certainly 2015 technology can do more.
The Hydramatic in the ZL1 and V can already handle 550 lb-ft. Certainly 2015 technology can do more.
Last edited by rcallen484; Dec 5, 2013 at 09:51 PM.
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I think what vette junkies are looking for, is an auto tranny, DCT etc, that will instantly shift up or down when selected with seamless rev matching like the BMW DCT/ Porsche PDK. They really don't give a hoot whether it's a 6 spd, 7spd, 8 spd, etc, they just want to play formula one on the street ( obviously not going at those speeds, but having fun at moderate speeds and occasionally running it thru the gears for a quick blast out in the middle of nowhere where it's safe to do it). I fall into that camp as although I have both a 6 spd manual GS and a CTS-V A6, I am ready to be done with shifting. It's been fun all these years, but enough already. Time to modernize and not endure the chore of shifting when I'm thru playing.
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Multispeed trans are for euro weenie cars with weak torque outputs and narrow power bands. If you want to shift all the time buy a car that needs such a transmission. The vette as it is configured will not benefit.
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I think many people will find that this gets old very quickly. In no time at all they will just leave it in "drive" and be done with it.
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On the Stingray, the auto shaves off a solid 0.4 seconds off of the quarter mile, so if it can do the same or similar to a Z06 I'm all in, regardless of whether its a "slush" anything
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Having daily drove my 07 Z06 for 50k miles in Los Angeles traffic for three years you can put a gun to my head but I won't drive another stick. Even after I bought a range rover as a daily driver and the Z as my weekend car, I'm so happy my 14 Stingray Z51 has an auto. If the Z only comes in manual forget about it! Plus I still have PTSD over the valves and warranty. 
