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I'm glad you mentioned the Viper. Jalopnik asked the question the other day, how many gears do you really need? Citing the Viper, I said you could get away with one.
It depends on the engine, of course. With the Viper's tugboat torque, 3rd gets you from a standstill to over 100 without ever touching the shifter.
I used to have a 1978 Civic with the "Hondamatic" two-speed, and I really liked it. No clutch, but you still had to shift it. The shifter looked like one from an auto, too.
The torque converter gave it some extra twist, and the car was actually very zippy in traffic. First gear took you to 50mph, and Second took you everywhere else, all the way up to an Oh-God-I'm-Going-To-Die 95.
With a slightly taller Second and a lockup TC, that would have been one of the best transmissions I've ever driven. It's in my top five regardless.
I don't think more is better.
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