Surprising discovery: 5-speed vs 6-speed automatic

BenK wrote:
For us old time boy racers...these high number of gears are just close ratio
gear boxes of old...with double OD and wonder if there is a triple OD out there?

If not, there may soon be. Chrysler is now building a 9speed (ZF design), and Ford and GM are partnering to develop 9 and 10 speed offerings. I have not seen final numbers on the ratios, but with 9 and 10 ratios to work with, having three of them overdriven should not be to unrealistic.