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Originally Posted by Ecky
I'll admit I'm skeptical of less gears = better, as evidenced by manufacturers adding more and more gears to chase economy
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Sure the one-size-fits-all approach doesn't apply, but sometimes a higher amount of gears is not so effective regarding fuel savings and overall performance improvements. Some newer manuals have an excessively narrow gear spread, and a shorter differential ratio is needed in order to give it a minimally reasonable responsiveness from a standstill.