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Originally Posted by aerobod
Bearing in mind in the manual transmission 6th is not an overdrive and is designed for reaching the 285km/h maximum speed beyond the peak power, the gears are evenly spaced. It is not geared for just in-town and North American speed limits and lazy drivers who don't want to use the full rev range, but as a sporting vehicle with well spaced gears over the whole speed range.
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6th *is* an overdrive - 0.85:1 - ratio.
The S58 power curve is more peaky than the S55 and the second gear ratio being nearly 1/2 the first gear ratio is a bad experience, doesn't matter how many words you put around it.
That is why many "enthusiast" reviewers are on the reccord that on the G87 they prefer the A8.
I made my decision to go A8 after driving a HEA M6. I will miss the manual, but it was really not matched well to the engine. And on top of that you have to miss on remote start, smart key, wireless charging, etc - too much.