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Old 03-17-2016, 06:07 PM   #4107
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Originally Posted by Jawnathin View Post
Did you read it is taller or just making a guess? When I read the press release I was thinking they'd go shorter similar to what Mazda did with the ND. Mags can still drop the 0-60 time with a shorter gear since it'll accelerate better and the current car needs to shift anyway. Your theory does make sense though.

IMO the current car is just about right and too short or too tall would be bad. Anything minor is NBD since you can get there with a taller or shorter tire.
"On the manual version of the car, additional performance comes from a gear ratio change"

I agree, if anything that to me that says the gear ratios will be shorter. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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