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Originally Posted by Overdrive
I'm not sure about cars outside of the US, but I believe the ratios for the 5-speed and final gear changed starting in 2000 with the debut of the 2.7. I don't have my proof of that readily available, but I'm pretty sure there were slight differences in the gearing for the 2.5's 5-speed and the 2.7's 5-speed.
I'll see if I can dig it up somewhere and post back here.
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Yes, the 2.7 has longer gearing here, too. But then it's a bigger, torquier engine.
It probably explains why subjectively the 2.7 doesn't really feel much quickerm in any given gear.