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Originally Posted by subwaynm
I've only driven this little Gem of a Car now for two weeks but I've read a bunch about how it lacks power... Well today I was driving around town like city driving and happen to come to me that I was going through the first four gears and wasn't much over 40mph???? The question came to me that just maybe it's geared to close in ratio??
Even if one through first four were close and five & six were for highway gears or just six even maybe the car would have more to offer on the toped.
This was the same problem with the VW Beetle until they came out with the Super Beetle that came out with another Ring/Pinon gear along with a different final drive gear.
Just wondering if anyone else has had these same thoughts and what your actual thoughts are on this topic?
Thanks for sharing your opinions
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Beetles and super beetles had the same drive train. Engine and transmission.
The only real difference was McPherson Struts and larger front brakes on the super for a larger luggage compartment and better handling.
73 Supers started a bigger padded dash and curved aerodynamic windshield. European S models came with front disc brakes...
I personally owned both a 73 standard growing up and drove a 73 super daily for 15 years.
And nothing was more fun to drive than a rear drive boxer engine light weight car... 50HP talk about underpowered... but fun as hell, original drift buggy...
