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Originally Posted by vskid3
I don't really care how many gears there are, just as long as they provide adequate acceleration and a top gear that is as high as the engine can reasonably handle.
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The problem is that nowadays the manual transmissions are getting the ratioes too close, more focused on a "sporty" feeling than in an overall efficiency. But who says a 4-speed would gonna be less "funny" than a 6-speed, right?
Anyway, less gears with better ratioes actually improve both the reliability and the fuel-efficiency, since there would be less clutch wear (due to a lesser amount of gear changes required for the engine to operate in a reasonable speed), less internal frictions in the transmission, and a little lighter weight. What would be so bad about a 4-speed in, let's say, a Corolla?