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      04-14-2008, 03:48 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by mapezzul View Post
It is an auto and is going to be extremely smooth shifting. The 7 is not a performance model but a luxury car. The idea is to keep gas consumption down and ride quality up the transition between ratios will be smoother. I guess people just do not get it.
I still think 8 is overkill. Unless it can solve the endless shifting for the proper gear problem (like in the Lexus LS), I would expect 7 to be just enough. Even if you're not shifting, the computer still has to sort out which gear to be in.
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