Thread: Audi and BMW to utilize 8-speed gearboxes to take on Lexus
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Re: Audi and BMW to utilize 8-speed gearboxes to take on Lexus - 05-12-2008, 09:00 PM
Boooo.

The number of gears in you luxo-barge has much more to do with marketing than it has to do with performance. I couldn't be any less enthusiastic about BMW & Audi trying to follow Lexus' lead on this. It's "Very Lexus" to have 8 gears - but the "smoothness" benefits of 8 gears is mitigated by the dynamic shortcomings that come with such a setup.
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