Short Gearing Makes It Slower - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test
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Short Gearing Makes It Slower - 2015 Ford Mustang GT Long-Term Road Test
Edmunds.com explains why the short final drive in its long-term 2015 Ford Mustang GT makes it slower on the street.
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I'm sure that using 6500 rpm as a shift point, and all of the throttle, the 3.73 gears are faster than the standard ratio. That's why they're in there.
http://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/five-myths-about-stick-shifts.html