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[TheBoy]

ZF 8 speed auto fitted to my Jag

I feel ratio inadequate, with just a measly 6...

I look up to Dr Opti with his 8 but look down on you with your 6 

I know my place

[henryd]

ZF 8 speed auto fitted to my Jag

I feel ratio inadequate, with just a measly 6...

Three would do with the torque you have,Vauxhall used to make do with just two on the old powerglide in Cresta's

[STEMO]

Even my poxy astra has six. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

ZF 8 speed auto fitted to my Jag

I feel ratio inadequate, with just a measly 6...

8th gear on my car works out at roughly 50 MPH for each 1000 RPM. About 1400 RPM at 70 MPH.

This is tall gearing for a petrol car probably to help economy and Co2 figures. Both 7th and 8th gear offer SFA in meaningful acceleration.

The USS Enterprise  probably uses shorter gearing.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Even my poxy astra has six. 

I believe Jeep has nine and Lexus has ten.......which is probably overkill

[BazaJT]

I believe there are quite a few cars either current or due out soon that have ten speed boxes,iirc the Lotus Carlton/Omega with it's six speed manual pulled 44mph per 1,000revs in top,so not so far off your Jag Opti.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I believe there are quite a few cars either current or due out soon that have ten speed boxes,iirc the Lotus Carlton/Omega with it's six speed manual pulled 44mph per 1,000revs in top,so not so far off your Jag Opti.

Yep...exactly right, Mr Baza.

 Sixth was more of an overdrive as the LC reached top speed (176 MPH) in 5th.

[Andy B]

ZF 8 speed auto fitted to my Jag

I feel ratio inadequate, with just a measly 6...

I look up to Dr Opti with his 8 but look down on you with your 6 

I know my place

 

[aaronjb]

ZF 8 speed auto fitted to my Jag

I feel ratio inadequate, with just a measly 6...

Three would do with the torque you have,Vauxhall used to make do with just two on the old powerglide in Cresta's

I saw a yank tank advertised recently with a two-speed powerglide  Given the size of engine though, I assume that's one gear for burnouts and one gear for everything else

[Sir Tigger KC]

20 years ago I drove around Australia in an old Ford Cortina (Yolanda!) with a 3 speed auto box!   

Unfortunately 2nd gear was AWOL. Which wasn't too much of a problem as Australia is mostly quite flat, so I used to boot it in 1st and then it'd slide into 3rd, chug a bit, then catch up with itself and off I'd go! 

Heading north out of Adelaide is quite hilly and I had to stick it in 1st and crawl up the steep hills, which was quite interesting with the Road Trains thundering past.