A. If we assume the two cars have the same ratios in the automatic transmissions - and weigh the same amount - the Forester with its 4.444 final-drive ratio will accelerate faster or will move off the ...

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The transfer case—one of its benefits is that low gear. It’s one of the selling points for the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. How low you need to go is a talking point around the campfire. And it’s a focal ...

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Differences in the track, tire sizes, class rules, and other factors can cause you to rethink your selection of gears, possibly from week to week and even from the beginning to the end of an event (in ...

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In a 2013 presentation of the the 2014 Chevy Spark EV to SAE International, General Motors Steven Tarnowsky, Senior Manager of Electrification Systems Engineering, highlighted some mostly unknown ...