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AMcA · 09-02-2008, 01:00 AM

Think of it this way: an eight speed, if they can simplify it and make it cheap enough to build, is going to get you a few percent more mpg. And GM needs every mpg it can get.

So if it doesn't cost too much, it's worth doing - both for the consumer, and for GM's CAFE.

09-02-2008, 01:00 AM	#70 (permalink)
AMcA 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,935	Re: GM's 8 Speed Automatic is in the Works Think of it this way: an eight speed, if they can simplify it and make it cheap enough to build, is going to get you a few percent more mpg. And GM needs every mpg it can get. So if it doesn't cost too much, it's worth doing - both for the consumer, and for GM's CAFE.