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These types of transmissions aren't being developed for power or ease of driving, they are being developed to help increase gas mileage. Being able to keep the RPMs in the sweet spot that gives decent power while still keeping gas mileage at it's peak helps the car manufacturer reach the goals implemented by the government.
These types of transmissions aren't being developed for power or ease of driving, they are being developed to help increase gas mileage. Being able to keep the RPMs in the sweet spot that gives decent power while still keeping gas mileage at it's peak helps the car manufacturer reach the goals implemented by the government.
Road bikes were ok with 9 speeds, now 11 speeds seem over done. Back when bikes had only 5 speeds x 2 = 10 speeds, and 7 speed rear x 2 = 14 speeds was a very welcome improvement.
I think 11 speeds for a vehicle should be used to make minivans tow a 7000 lb load, instead of 3500 lbs.
I think 11 speeds for a vehicle should be used to make minivans tow a 7000 lb load, instead of 3500 lbs.
Why would it "make a minivan tow 7000 pounds" That doesn't make sense. Being able to tow something safely has a lot to do with the weight of the vehicle doing the towing, its suspension, how much tire it puts on the ground and the brakes it has. The ability to control the load, keep it from dragging you off a cliff and stopping the load are far more important than having the torque to get it going.
And besides that this isn't going in a heavy duty truck, so this transmission probably won't be able to handle a torquey engine at all without grinding itself into granola.
These types of transmissions aren't being developed for power or ease of driving, they are being developed to help increase gas mileage. Being able to keep the RPMs in the sweet spot that gives decent power while still keeping gas mileage at it's peak helps the car manufacturer reach the goals implemented by the government.
Indeed.
If ease of driving was the only goal, they'd still be putting 2 speed Powerglide (and similar) transmissions in cars.
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