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gone-ot · 09-11-2012, 10:45 PM

...on flat land, with A/C on, the wife's Cruze will hold 40 mph at 1400 rpm in 6th gear fine (6 = 0.74:1, final drive = 3.87:1), and that's below the turbochargers' full "in" point of 1850 rpm.

09-11-2012, 10:45 PM	#26 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...on flat land, with A/C on, the wife's Cruze will hold 40 mph at 1400 rpm in 6th gear fine (6 = 0.74:1, final drive = 3.87:1), and that's below the turbochargers' full "in" point of 1850 rpm.