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Never seen a 7 speed shifter knob before - row row row those gears.
by dieselgate 3y ago
Never seen a 7 speed shifter knob before - row row row those gears.
- arprocter 3y agoCorvette now also comes with 7 cogs, but the first was the 991 in 2012
- mgarfias 3y agoNot anymore. The c8s all have DCTs. Which… blah
- arprocter 3y agoNo manual at all now? That's disappointing
- rootusrootus 3y agoVery disappointing. The C8 was (and frankly, still is) a fairly strong contender on my list but the lack of a manual is what keeps me from pulling the trigger. Otherwise a fantastic car.
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- hnav 3y agoProbably the wrong transmission for driver involvement since it feels quite a bit worse than the 6 speeds in GT cars.
- kenhwang 3y agoProbably a technical limitation. The 7-speed is able to handle more torque than the GT's 6-speed. Probably also the reason for the Sport Classic getting less power and significantly less torque than a regular 911 turbo. I love how the 6-speed feels compared to the 7-speed, but anyone chasing after raw tactility would probably go for a GT4/GT3 anyway. The Sport Classic seems to be targeting the nostalgia factor of the 911 turbos of old.
- dist-epoch 3y agoQuite a way to go still until we reach Fast & Furious gear counts.
- dtgriscom 3y agoWith a transmission like that, can you skip gears, or must you always 7->6->5->4->3 when you're slowing down?
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- kenhwang 3y agoI skip gears in my 6 speed too (1-2-4-6 on acceleration, 6-3-2 on deceleration). I'd love a 7th gear for quieter high speed cruising but the number of shifts I do would be the same. Cars like these have more than enough power to not need to go through every ratio, and you're not exactly buying these things to maximize fuel economy.
- dieselgate 3y agoYou can skip any forward gear in a manual trans - RPMs is the only limiting factor.
- TrueGeek 3y agoIt’s so disappointing that they didn’t go with the traditional dog leg