7AT, 7th gear: Cruising or Top Speed?

luigi90210 · 01-29-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by EndyKwon

Couldn't find anything in the search function, so slay me if this did exist!

But yeah, just wondering if the 7th gear is used for cruising or top speed. My commute on the freeway averages around 70~80mph and I noticed that even on 7th gear, the RPMs lick 3K. Constant 3000 RPM seems a bit high for cruising in my opinion.

i can tell you that i can hit 155 in 5th on my MT

6th on MT and 7th on AT is really just overdrive, so its for gas savings

isayimandrew · 01-29-2013, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210

i can tell you that i can hit 155 in 5th on my MT

6th on MT and 7th on AT is really just overdrive, so its for gas savings

thats what i was gonna respond with. the last gear for a 6MT or 7AT is an overdrive gear for gas purposes. You could technically go without using those gears and still be fine.

UNKNOWN_370 · 02-28-2013, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by isayimandrew

thats what i was gonna respond with. the last gear for a 6MT or 7AT is an overdrive gear for gas purposes. You could technically go without using those gears and still be fine.

Small correction. Both 6th and 7th gears in the 7AT are both overdrives. Done for improved gas mileage. But I don't see any improvement from the VQ35 5AT, at all.

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