Cummins12V98 wrote:
Bionic Man wrote:
I’m sure at some point you reach dimensioning returns. But it isn’t going from 6 to 8 gears.
Did you see the Ike run GM 10 speed against RAM 6 speed? Sure didn’t shine from what I saw.
The problem is you are basing your analysis on one specific test. In the real world vehicles must perform in a much broader range of scenarios. Just like the phrase you don’t race on a dyno holds true here. Every trip or hill you drive is not pedal to the floor and see how it goes.