SVR manual available
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And I didn't want to!
Lots of luck.
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It looks to me like another example of a media outlet and car dealer not knowing WTH they are talking about.
You'd think there would be a press release from JLR wouldn't you?
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I'll join the crowd in calling BS on this. To my knowledge, there's no such product as an 8-speed manual transmission from any of the gearbox companies. The 7-speed Tremec in Porsche 911s and Corvettes has the most gears available today.
For what it's worth, I just drove a C7 Corvette Z51 with the 7-speed yesterday. Frankly, it was no fun at all to drive - poorly matched to the car, and the shift gates were so tightly spaced that I kept downshifting from 7 to 3 instead of 5. Adding another ratio would not have made the car better. A rare case where I'd definitely take the automatic, and this comes from someone who has had precisely 1 automatic equipped vehicle in the last 20+ years.
In a torquey car like the SVR, 6 speeds would be plenty.
Almost certainly an editorial error on the part of the original blog post, perpetuated by others.
For what it's worth, I just drove a C7 Corvette Z51 with the 7-speed yesterday. Frankly, it was no fun at all to drive - poorly matched to the car, and the shift gates were so tightly spaced that I kept downshifting from 7 to 3 instead of 5. Adding another ratio would not have made the car better. A rare case where I'd definitely take the automatic, and this comes from someone who has had precisely 1 automatic equipped vehicle in the last 20+ years.
In a torquey car like the SVR, 6 speeds would be plenty.
Almost certainly an editorial error on the part of the original blog post, perpetuated by others.
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For what it's worth, I just drove a C7 Corvette Z51 with the 7-speed yesterday. Frankly, it was no fun at all to drive - poorly matched to the car, and the shift gates were so tightly spaced that I kept downshifting from 7 to 3 instead of 5. Adding another ratio would not have made the car better. A rare case where I'd definitely take the automatic, and this comes from someone who has had precisely 1 automatic equipped vehicle in the last 20+ years.
Shifts are very short and closely-spaced, but that's what you want in a high-performance car as opposed to a truck. If you move the shifter straight up or straight down whether up- or down-shifting, you'll never miss a shift. It takes a minimum of 1-2 hours of seat time to get used to any manual even if you are a very experienced MT driver.
Just so you know I'm not beating you up, I think I understand why you say what you did above. In the first half-hour of my test drive I did the same thing as you. After an hour, it was the best MT I've ever driven.
In addition, it's essentially a 5-speed, with no need to ever use either 6 or 7 except on long highway cruises. They are both overdrive gears there for fuel economy. 7th gets you over 30 mpg cruising at 70 mph at 1400 rpm. 6th is there for a long climb in highway cruising. Even in a 6-speed, 6th is an overdrive gear.
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The whole reason they didn't pair the V8 with a manual is because they didn't want to pay for one that could take the power. There's no way they would spend all the extra money to develop a completely new transmission for a low production volume car. Doing that would have gigantic price implications.
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Well. it was a pleasant dream while it lasted.
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Just hate the thought of an 8 sp manual.
Further, think about those of us who live in metro areas dealing with loads of traffic. After a year your right forearm would look like Popeye with the constant shifting out of the short gearing.
God - how I miss my mint, soft yellow /black stripes '71 Chevelle 396 with a Hurst 4 that I sold for $4500 back in '95. (New topic)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...s-is-too-many/
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