08-16-2020, 01:58 AM
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#364
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Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast
Plenty of cars tune the transmission to avoid shifting to third for the 60 MPH or 100 KM/h sprint (sometimes with a facelift or between generations, suddenly doing the 0-60 time a second faster just thanks to that). I love it that the second gear can barely reach 60 in the 2017+ Twins, makes reaping it much more approachable on public roads. I think the Twins are very rare in making the gearing shorter in the facelift and adding a shift for the 100 KM/h sprint (the 4.1 final drive should barely touch 100 KM/h at redline in second gear, same as the 4.3 final drive barely touches 60 MPH for the same).
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Yes , I agree with you.
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