Super Duty gets a 10 speed and an updated diesel

APT wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
Of course all the discussion about needing more gears only pertains to those folks that operate at wide open throttle a significant amount of time.

Is that what owners of vehicles that have had 4->6->8 or 10 speeds say? There are more benefits to having more gears available than WOT acceleration.

I had 4-spds in my two F-150s. Now 6-spd in Suburban, 9-spd in my wife's daily driver and CVT in my DD. While I agree WOT and high throttle such as towing the difference is more measurable, but I always appreciate have the trans pick a ratio quickly that matches my demands. Te smaller the gear spacing, the more efficient and effective the power will be.

I have the privilege to drive a lot of vehicles with different technologies. If anything, my experience is the higher gear transmissions have more benefits at more moderate throttle than full throttle.