Question about overdrive gears

[Stelcom66]

SUPER short 1st gear, then the rest is as tall as the Empire State building.

You must be getting very good fuel economy in the Sonic. Interesting the base model only offers the larger 1.8L engine.
I'd also choose the 1.4L. Nice to see a new manual transmission with those tall gears.

I was about to stand corrected when I stated the Subaru Forester was the only new AWD SUV with a manual. I saw the Suzuki Grand Vitara on Shadow's list - but then saw the 5 speed manual is only with RWD.

My '79 Saab was a 4-speed manual. Good thing it didn't have a tach - probably better I didn't know how high it was revving on the highway. And that's when the speed limit was 55.

[Squint]

My '79 Saab was a 4-speed manual. Good thing it didn't have a tach - probably better I didn't know how high it was revving on the highway. And that's when the speed limit was 55.

So.. you don't drive it anymore because the engine exploded?

[Stelcom66]

My '79 Saab was a 4-speed manual. Good thing it didn't have a tach - probably better I didn't know how high it was revving on the highway. And that's when the speed limit was 55.

So.. you don't drive it anymore because the engine exploded?

Correct, once the speed limit was raised that's what happened. (Not really - traded it in for an '84 Honda Accord)

I see the 1.4L in the Sonic is an optional turbo engine. Interesting how much power a small turbo engine can put out. Ford offers a 2.0L 4 in the Exploder (Explorer)

[bk7794]

What about a georgia overdrive