Originally Posted by Tonyt1t
u mean 5th gear IS shorter than the rest? i always figured that as seems rather like it just runs out of steam in 5th.......
No final drive is the diff gearing.
The XR3i has the same as the S1 which is shorter than the S2.......
XR3i is 4.27:1 versus the S2's 3.84:1, or thereabouts.
Makes it quite a revvy drive and means you get better acceleration for the power it produces.