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The Japanese car maker promises that new gear ratios help boost performance, but acceleration figures haven't been published yet.

Ideally matched gear ratios help to provide blisteringly quick acceleration out of the track's corners slow and fast alike.

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Chevrolet says this results in a numerically higher first gear ratio, helping drivers start off the line more easily while carrying heavy loads.

Short - ratio first and second gears help the Edge launch energetically out of your subdivision, and once you're on the freeway, dips into the throttle are met by fast, crisp downshifts.

It helps that this engine spreads its 177 lb - ft of torque across a broad rpm range, and the automatic transmission swaps gear ratios not only quickly but also smoothly.

The gear ratios and final drive have been shortened by around 15 per cent on this model to give punchier acceleration, which helps to drop the 0 - 62mph figure to 6.7 second, down from 6.9.

The wide - ratio box helps give the machine its breadth of capability, from a super-low crawl ratio of 2.93:1 in low range, first gear, to blasting down the highway to an electronically limited top speed of 149 mph in ninth.

The video below will help you understand the different gear ratios that can be achieved.

7th and 8th gear have a long ratio, which helps to keep engine revs low even at high road speeds — for efficient and comfortable driving over long distances.

If you plan on doing any upgrades on your car or truck, knowing how to determine what the gear ratio is can help you to make an educated decision when making changes to your drivetrain.

It also features new control logic and expanded gear ratio coverage, which helps reduce noise and fuel consumption while improving drivability and responsiveness.

Ratios have been ideally spaced to help provide a smooth transition in - between gear changes.

With its wide spread of gear ratios, the 8 - speed automatic helps make the S90 feel quite perky at low speed.

The new transmission design helps enhance fuel efficiency through use of its wider gear ratios, ATF (automatic transmission fluid) warmer and adoption of idle neutral control.

Higher gear ratios also help improve fuel economy by keeping rpms low during cruising.

The transmission features a «super wide» gear ratio for good acceleration performance, while a Direct Control System helps provide smooth shift quality.

The six - speed manual also has a revised 3rd gear ratio which helps contribute to faster acceleration.

Part of that is due to shorter gearing, so the Audi can zip through its ratios faster, which also helped the car's in - gear performance.

A numerically high 4.56 first gear ratio offers strong take - off performance while a wide 7.0:1 overall ratio helps optimize cruising efficiency.

The addition of more gear ratios in the transmission helps reduce the gaps normally associated with upshifting and downshifting.

Its 7.0 overall gear ratio spread is wider than GM's six - speed automatic transmissions, providing a numerically higher first gear ratio to help drivers start off more confidently with a heavy load or when trailering.

The addition of three more gear ratios in the proven ZF eight - speed automatic transmission design helps reduce the gaps normally associated with upshifting and downshifting.

The steering gear ratio has been reduced from 16.1:1 to 14.8:1 to help deliver a more responsive and direct steering feel.

The higher number of gears and the broader gear ratio spread help to increase drive comfort and enable a significant enhancement to be achieved in terms of converting engine power into traction.

The seventh - generation Porsche 911 Carrera / Carrera S, which was presented at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, reaches its top speed in sixth speed (gear ratio 0.88), while the seventh speed, with its high gear ratio (0.71), is utilized to help save fuel.

The greater performance and efficiency enabled by the available, GM - developed Hydra - Matic 8L90 eight - speed automatic is due primarily to its 7.0 overall gear ratio spread, which enhances off - the - line performance with a more aggressive first gear ratio — 4.56 vs. 4.03 on the six - speed — helping achieve the quicker 0 - 60 time.

New control logic and expanded gear ratio coverage help reduce noise and fuel consumption while improving drivability and responsiveness.

It's helped considerably by a six - speed automatic transmission, which allows both a wider spread of gear ratios and closer ratios for less engine - speed change between shifts.

The direct control coupled with gear ratios that are closely matched to the output of the engine help extract more power from the engine at just the right time to provide overall vehicle performance competitive to vehicles with 4 - speed automatic transmissions and more horsepower.

This results in a numerically higher first gear ratio, helping drivers start off more confidently with a heavy load or when trailering, and numerically lower rear axle ratios that reduce engine rpm on the highway for improved efficiency.

The 8L45 eight - speed also has a wider 7.0 gear ratio that enables a numerically higher first gear ratio — helping drivers start off more confidently with a heavy load or when trailering — and numerically lower overdrive ratios that reduce engine rpm on the highway.

Significant differences between the two generations are the extra 50 mm in the Mk2 Sport's wheelbase, helping refine the chassis, the addition of a sixth gear ratio for less frenetic cruising, and an uprated 1.6 - litre four - pot that swells power from 123bhp to 134bhp.

The transmission features a higher first gear (helps with towing or hauling a heavy load) and lower rear axle ratios will improve fuel economy.

As a result, the first gear ratio is numerically higher, helping drivers start off easier with a heavy load or when trailering, while the numerically lower rear axle ratios reduce engine rpm on the highway for improved efficiency.

The Global Performance Vehicles group spent significant attention to detail to ensure the ratio of sixth gear was perfectly in tune with the Focus ST, giving the driver optimum performance while remaining long enough to help maintain excellent fuel economy on longer runs.

An air suspension system equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) will be standard on the LS 600h L and an option on the LS 460 L. VGRS optimizes the steering gear ratio according to vehicle speed to help enhance responsiveness and driver conRatio Steering (VGRS) will be standard on the LS 600h L and an option on the LS 460 L. VGRS optimizes the steering gear ratio according to vehicle speed to help enhance responsiveness and driver conratio according to vehicle speed to help enhance responsiveness and driver control.

Also helping torque and power delivery are low gearing and close ratios.

This package also adds the variable gear - ratio steering system which adjusts the number of turns to reach steering lock helps the LC feel nimble.

A lower third gear ratio in the six - speed manual transmission also helps liven up acceleration a smidge.

It has a sub planetary gear — an industry first — which helps widen the gear ratio from 6.0:1 to 7.3:1.

The wide bandwidth afforded by ten closely spaced ratios is ideal for all forms of driving, helping to provide an optimal gear for all conditions.

It incorporates an auxiliary planetary gearbox to broaden the effective gear ratio, helping improve efficiency.

It can be dribbled down to very low engine speeds in higher gears without any obvious signs of stress and, no doubt helped by the gear ratios, even picks up with surprising rapidity and commendable smoothness.

Its wider gear ratios and features like a fluid warmer and idle neutral control help increase fuel economy over the outgoing five - speed automatic.

There's no shortage of power and the 10 - speed has enough ratios to give the vehicle a snappy feel off the line, followed by plenty of overdrive gears to help conserve fuel at highway speeds.

It helps to understand transmission gear ratios, how they affect rearend axle gear ratios and why it's so important to match these transmission and axle ratios properly.

Responsiveness and feedback from the steering system is clear and precise, with an increased steering gear ratio that helps to compound the IONIQ's sporty and responsive feel while reinforcing the car's «fun to drive» character.

Wide overall ratios help maximize acceleration in gears one through four and optimize fuel economy in its overdrive fifth gear.

ZR1 - specific gearing in the transmission provides a steep first - gear ratio that helps launch the car, and top speed is achieved in sixth gear — a change from the fifth - gear top - speed run - outs in the manual - transmission Corvette and Corvette Z06.

Based on the Tesla Model S, the Saleen FOURSIXTEEN features a 11.39:1 rear gear ratio to help lop nearly a second off of its 0 - 60 time, which now sits in the mid-four second range.