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Originally Posted by Gandi699
What makes you say that? Vtr/diesel has the longest ratios of all the boxes fitted to these cars
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Because of aero dynamics. Force required to punch dat saxo through the air is exponential. (I think it's a cube function actually).
So,
average acceleration will be similar - up to a certain speed. but because the gears are taller, the overall top speed will be less because the torque at the output of the gearbox is less at a given rpm.
You need torque to sustain a high speed, as a horsepower is 33,000 torques per minute
Aww I'm not good at explaining things.

I know what I mean though.