Thread: 6AT vs new 8AT
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Old 07-07-2014, 04:09 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Glen e View Post
If you have the 8 spd in your BMW, this is very similar. It is being put in not just the corvette but the whole GM line. It is being added as it can increase the CAFE avg mpg being computer controlled and lowering cruise rpm. A lot of people think it's for perf, it's not, it's a fuel thing.

And the 8 spds shift fast as they are computer controlled and shorter gears, the downside for some is they are always shifting......
Glen:

For 2015 only the Corvette is getting the 8 Speed, the only other car in the line up that has a 8 Speed is the CTS sedan, that 8 Speed is not a GM product. I will assume 2016 models will have the 8 Speed across the board.
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