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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Is a seven speed automatic generally thought to be inferior to an eight speed?
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The appropriate division of any gear ratio spread is a function - in its simplest form - of vehicle weight, available power, and required operating speed range of the vehicle.
A light vehicle with relatively high power may operate satisfactorily with 2 speeds.
A highway tractor pulling doubles @ 60,000lbs will often have 16 speeds.
As Lloyd Price put it in
"Stagger Lee" - "poor man, he threw eight!"
If Billy had thrown seven he might have lived.