Does anyone else think the 6-speed is not necessary?

[Perfectlap]

well I don't care about marketing, if I had the option of a 5 or 6 speed gear box I would take the 6 speed for the highway/touring which is where most of my miles accrued. When the momentum has me at 75-80, I try to keep the revs as low as possible.

For track or AutoX as someone noted, the revs stay in the powerband with only 3rd, beyond 2nd for Autox well then its not really an Autox anymore.

[eslai]

Probably not a necessary thing, I agree.

However, to the original poster, I'd have to say that I don't see how having a sixth gear is any way related to having a torsen diff. It's not like you can only have one or the other--the six speed transmission has a differential as well, just not a torque-biasing or otherwise slip-limiting one.

Am I missing something?

[John Y]

I think his point was that the LSD would have been a more valuable standard feature for the car than an extra gear, in his opinion.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by John Y

I think his point was that the LSD would have been a more valuable standard feature for the car than an extra gear, in his opinion.

Yes, that's what I meant.