2006-11-18 09:41:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The "Automatic 8 Speed" you speak of is the Number of forward gears that are in the transmission!Just as a bike has 10/12/or even 18 speeds etc.... This tranny has eight speeds which help to give the car better gas mileage by using more gears to give the engine less of a strain!
2006-11-18 09:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by italianpanther7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian and rc are correct. I would add that eight speeds, as opposed to 3, 4, or 5 gears allows more performance in the lower gears and better efficiency in higher gears in the same transmission. This theoretically is a wonderful technical advancement. The most efficient point of best mpg per horsepower is the engine torque peak. A transmission with many speeds allows keeping engine rpms at or near this point under many driving conditions until you reach high gear. In the world of transmissions, eights speeds rules.
2006-11-18 19:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by db79300 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 forward gears so the engine can operate at optimum efficency it transfers the power of the engine to the wheels
2006-11-18 18:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it must be a 4 speed with overdrive in each gear
2006-11-18 17:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋