At low speeds in town it requires fewer revs to
pull taller gears.
The engine
pulls tall gears with authority and is flexible at part throttle.
Not exact matches
When you're ready to switch
gears for evening, simply shed your jacket,
pull on a
taller shoe, and add a couple of special accessories.
The flat torque curve also means that there's solid urge available pretty much throughout the rev range, giving a diesel - like surge for overtaking, and the engine is also happy to
pull very
tall gearing (2200rpm at 75mph in sixth) without complaint.
It is also torquey,
pulling strongly in
taller gears — ideal for the street.
Mated to a 5 - speed manual in our test unit, the
gearing was decidedly «small - car», with shorter
gearing from 1st until 3rd making the Swift 1.2 a sprightly little thing from
pull - off, and the
taller 4th and 5th
gears making it a rather frugal machine.
BMW has
pulled a swiftie here, giving the 520d precisely the same
gearing as the 518d, but a far
taller (3.077 to 3.231) final drive ratio and then relying on the more expensive model's extra torque to cancel out the inherent acceleration shortfall.