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Originally Posted by Ronin13
Yes, there is no reduction in 7th. Since the final drive is taller (numerically lower) in the DCT car, actual gearing in 7th is still taller than the OD 6th in the MT6.
What are the issues you see in 5-6-7?
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I had a miscalculation when browsing the total gear reduction between the final gears in the 6mt and DCT that led me to think that the DCT had a lower gearing.
It just appears to me that gears 5-6-7 seem very closely spaced when 6 and 7 are highway gears. As far as i know the M3 reaches top speed in 5th gear?
I know the V8 doesn't pack low end torque to be able to cruise at 2000 rpms like a Corvette can, but it doesn't mean you should have to cruise at 3000rpm's when there is an extra 7th gear.
Either way i would be interested to hear why they went with lower gearing in the tranny vs. a lower final drive ratio. From what i remember hearing you get the best power delivery when the transmission is at is at 1:1, the DCT would never get to benefit from what.