Gearbox Shift Times

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Originally Posted by rush91

It is amazing what Manufactures are doing with automatic transmissions now. The new 10 speeds developed between GM and Ford, I haven't heard a bad word about them. So let me ask you all a question........If you had a chance to buy the new ZR1 or the Mid engine Vette coming soon, and it offered an automatic, would you go auto?? It can shift insanely faster than any human, never misses a shift, and makes the car faster. Or do you think not rowing your own gears in a Corvette is just Blasphemy......... In my opinion, I don't mind an auto, if it makes the car faster. That may make me a goober, but a goober with a faster car than yours

I asked the same question as it pertains to the new ZR1. As the new ZR1 will probably be the first Zr1 ever offered with an automatic torque converter equipped transmission.
Here is the thread for your perusal.
http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=27850




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The new autos are often quicker in the 1/4, but the manuals still more power to the ground than the automatics(ie less parasitic power loss) which is why the trap speeds in the 1/4 are usually higher.