Saw a commercial for . . .

[Rodger Tellefson]

Lexus LS, and they said it had the industry first 8-speed automatic transmission. Hummm, I wonder what that tranny would do in a '07 V8 ST. :unsure:

 

[Travis Munday]

The main advantage of having a high number of gears in a street car is gas mileage. With an 8-speed, you can turn a lower RPM at almost any given speed. Low speed (<10mph) and approaching top speed will of course be unchanged.



I doubt the clutch in that car capable of changing gears super fast, so you gain very little in acceleration, as you lose time having to shift more gears.



With an 8-speed, you could probably see a few MPG increase for highway, but probably about the same for city.

 

[user 62851]

geese, next they goin to say, its in 3 turbo setup on a v-11 motor

 

[Travis Munday]

There's a W-16 with four turbos.



Saw a car at the car show last Saturday with twin roots superchargers.

 

[Chase Straw]

There's a W-16 with four turbos.Saw a car at the car show last Saturday with twin roots superchargers.

have you seen the price tag though? i think its 1.6 million! Id take a plane any day over that

 

[Travis Munday]

The amazing part? That car costs over $3million to build. It was built as a design exercise.