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Old 10-23-2015, 12:57 PM   #90
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Originally Posted by bhavyas View Post
SS does 80 in second gear... while the GT takes one more gear to reach there...Now...is that a good thing or a bad thing... I mean when I was reading reviews of GTI vs WRX, the complain was that the GTI had too tall a gearing and hence you dont shift quite often and so it takes away a little bit of fun... Now suddenly someone is saying that in a bad way... so which way is a good way... For a guy who is learning about the car mechanics... this is so confusing...
It's all about what you prefer. Camaro has plenty of low end torque so you could shift up to the next gear at a lower RPM if you're not going WOT. It's fun banging through gears in my Mustang, but I do desire longer gears and more low end torque.
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